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Boosting Accuracy, Reducing False Positives of PCR COVID-19 Tests
In mSystems, researchers report that testing for levels of certain immune-related genes in an infected individual could increase diagnostic accuracy.
ASM Commends NSABB's Proposed Biosecurity Oversight Framework
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) was charged with reviewing and revising the policies governing enhanced potential pandemic pathogen research and dual use research of concern. and providing recommendations on a forward-thinking approach for evaluating proposed studies.
Virologists Call for Rational Discourse on Gain of Function Research
The study of viruses is under renewed scrutiny, say more than 150 experts in a new commentary published today in mSphere, mBio and the Journal of Virology, journals of the American Society for Microbiology.
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