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Jesse Bloom

JESSE BLOOM IS A PROFESSOR AT THE FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER AND AN INVESTIGATOR AT THE HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE

Viruses caused outbreaks long before labs existed. Scientific research on viruses has immense benefits, and mostly low risks. But it’s different when research involves a virus that could plausibly spark a pandemic.

A plea for making virus research safer

VIRUSES far more devastating than the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have plagued humankind. Smallpox, for example, killed up to 30 per cent...

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