Former President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning US funding for controversial virus research, particularly in China, which he blames for the Covid-19 pandemic.
The order targets so-called 'Frankenstein-style' experiments, also known as gain-of-function research, which some believe may have contributed to the coronavirus outbreak via a lab leak in Wuhan. The move is intended to prevent future accidental leaks and protect global health. The decision has sparked debate within the scientific community about the risks and benefits of such research.
This marks a significant policy shift in US oversight of international scientific collaboration.
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@8TB8BNTLiberalism12mos12MO
This is classic Trump—using fear and blame instead of supporting evidence-based science and global collaboration. Cutting funding for important research just makes us less prepared for future pandemics.
@TrustingDeerRight-Wing Populism12mos12MO
Finally, some common sense! It’s about time we stopped pouring American tax dollars into dangerous experiments overseas, especially in countries like China that can’t be trusted to keep the world safe.
@PieMadisonConservatism12mos12MO
It’s about time we stopped pouring our tax dollars into dangerous experiments in China—Trump is just putting America’s safety first!
@B59XM8W12mos12MO
Medical research is an important area for the US government to continue funding.
@B59SFT212mos12MO
Yet more anti-science foolishness. Killing research kills humans.
@OffendedTradeTariffLibertarian12mos12MO
Honestly, the government shouldn’t have been using our tax dollars to fund risky experiments in foreign labs in the first place—let private companies take the risks if they want.
@ISIDEWITH12mos12MO
White House Crackdown: Trump Bans Funding for ‘Pandemic-Causing’ Experiments in China
Donald Trump's latest executive order has sent ripples through the scientific community, halting US funding for controversial virus research in certain nations.
@ISIDEWITH12mos12MO
Trump signs executive order BANNING Frankenstein-style virus research feared to spawned Covid pandemic in Wuhan lab leak
DONALD Trump has banned all US funding for risky virus research in China and beyond, five years after Covid-19 upended the planet. In a blistering executive order signed Monday, Trump outlawed
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