Trump Bans Funding for Gain-of-Function Research in China, Other Countries
The U.S. government has previously funded gain-of-function research in China. President Donald Trump on May 5 banned federal funding for gain-of-function research in some countries, including China, just weeks after his administration said that COVID-19 likely came from a Chinese laboratory that received U.S. funding. “It’s a big deal,” Trump said in the Oval Office