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Wisconsin GOP lawmakers, biosafety advocates join forces on pathogen bill

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Wisconsin GOP lawmakers, biosafety advocates join forces on pathogen bill


Some of the world’s most high-profile and controversial gain-of-function research on potential pandemic pathogens has taken place at the Influenza Research Institute (IRI) at UW-Madison, under the guidance of Yoshihiro Kawaoka, professor of virology in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine. The high-security research facility was photographed during a media tour on Feb. 28, 2017 in Madison, Wis. (Jeff Miller/Courtesy of UW-Madison)

Legislation banning a certain type of research on dangerous pathogens is bringing together an unlikely alliance of public health scientists, community activists and Republicans who spurned COVID-19 safety protocols.

 

 

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