Gain-of-Function

Scientists Create Deadly New Covid Strain with 80% Kill Rate

Scientists Create Deadly New Covid Strain with 80% Kill Rate

Scientists at Boston University have created a deadly new strain of COVID-19 that shows an 80 percent kill rate. After modifying previous variants of the virus, researchers found that their lethal new hybrid strain killed most of the mice infected with it in lab testing. The team made the hybrid…
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Scientists Resurrect Deadly Spanish Flu Using Gain-of-Function

Scientists Resurrect Deadly Spanish Flu Using Gain-of-Function

Scientists have used controversial gain-of-function research to resurrect the deadly Spanish Flu that killed millions of people around the world in the early 20th century. The team of gain-of-function researchers in Canada and the US reports that they successfully re-created the 1918 influenza virus and used it to infect macaques.…
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Fauci Heckled and Booed at Seattle Mariners Game

Fauci Heckled and Booed at Seattle Mariners Game

Dr. Anthony Fauci was heckled and booed by fans as he walked out to give the first pitch at a baseball game in Seattle. Fauci was met with an angry response during his appearance at Tuesday's Seattle Mariners game against the New York Yankees. Fans booed loudly and could be heard yelling "loser"…
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