US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing an executive order that would stop federal funding, at least temporarily, for research into viruses that makes pathogens more dangerous or contagious, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Trump to sign executive order targeting gain-of-function research: Report

The US administration of Donald Trump will be preparing to suspend federal funding for studies on viruses due to the alleged risk of making these bodies more contagious during their genetic manipulation, according to the 'Wall Street Journal'

A administração norte-americana de Donald Trump estará a preparar suspensão do financiamento federal de estudos sobre vírus devido ao suposto risco de tornar estes corpos mais contagiosos durante a sua manipulação genética, segundo o ‘Wall Street Journal’

Administração Trump estará a preparar suspensão de financiamento a investigação de vírus

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Trump administration is preparing to suspend funding for virus research

The funding cut is intended to prevent virus research that could endanger human health, a source told the WSJ. Donald Trump's administration is preparing an executive order that would at least temporarily halt federal funding for virus research that makes pathogens more dangerous and contagious, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. Sources familiar with the plans told the WSJ that the order is intended to prevent researchers from co…

Rahoituksen lopettamisen tarkoituksena on estää virustutkimus, joka voisi vaarantaa ihmisten terveyden, lähde sanoo WSJ:lle. Donald Trumpin hallinto valmistelee asetusta, joka ainakin väliaikaisesti lopettaisi liittovaltion rahoituksen virustutkimukselle, joka tekee taudinaiheuttajista vaarallisempia ja tarttuvampia, Wall Street Journal uutisoi lähteisiin viitaten. Suunnitelmiin perehtyneet lähteet sanovat WSJ:lle, että asetuksen tarkoituksena o…

WSJ: Trumpin hallinto aikoo viedä rahoituksen virustutkimukselta

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Finland

WSJ: Trump administration plans to withdraw funding from virus research

Virologists argue that studying viruses in controlled environments, with proper regulation, is necessary to prepare for future pandemics.

Virólogos argumentan que estudiar los virus en entornos controlados, con una regulación adecuada, es necesario para prepararse de cara a futuras pandemias.

Trump suspenderá financiación a estudios sobre virus contagiosos: The Wall Street Journal

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Trump Will Suspend Funding for Contagious Virus Studies: The Wall Street Journal

US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing an executive order that would stop federal funding, at

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Trump administration readying order to stop virus research, WSJ reports

Since 2020 when the coronavirus outbreak in China's Wuhan caused the Covid-19 pandemic, the gain-of-function research has been central to the possibility of the laboratory-origin of the virus

Trump to ban risky gain-of-function research linked to Covid lab-leak origin theory: Report

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An executive order is in the works that would halt U.S. funding for research that makes viruses that are more virulent or contagious

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Trump Order Seeks to Stop Virus Research That Critics Have Linked to Covid

One knowledgeable person tells Wall Street Journal it might exempt H5N1 bird flu viruses, though.

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Trump executive order to ban funding for research that may have led to COVID: report

Amid a series of executive orders, President Donald Trump is preparing to temporarily halt funding for gain of function research, a type of scientific study that has drawn increased scrutiny since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The disease is blamed for the death of three million people in the first year alone. Yet, exactly how COVID-19 started remains somewhat of a mystery. Research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China on …

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Trump plans executive order to halt gain of function research funding

The last three presidential administrations have tried (and failed) to restrict gain-of-function research. The second Trump administration might succeed.

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Trump reportedly preparing an executive order banning federal funding of gain-of-function research

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing an executive order curtailing funding of "gain-of-function" research on pandemic pathogens, in what would seem to be an effort to prevent the next pandemic from spilling out of a federally funded laboratory.On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the White House was hashing out the details of an order that would impose at least a temporary pause on funding of experiments that could mak…

Trump Order Seeks to Stop Virus Research That Critics Have Linked to Covid: WSJ

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