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Director Michael Kratsios @mkratsios47 - There is no place for dangerous gain-of-function research in our scientific enterprise.
Looking forward to partnering with @SecKennedy to implement this important EO.
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Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47
BREAKING: @POTUS just signed an executive order protecting Americans from dangerous gain-of-function research.
The order:
— Ends any present and all future Federal funding of dangerous gain-of-function research in countries of concern like China and Iran and in foreign nations deemed to have insufficient research oversight.
— Empowers American research agencies to identify and end Federal funding of other biological research that could pose a threat to American public health, public safety, or national security.
— Prohibits Federal funding from contributing to foreign research likely to cause another pandemic. These measures will drastically reduce the potential for lab-related incidents involving gain-of-function research, like that conducted on bat coronaviruses in China by the EcoHealth Alliance and Wuhan Institute of Virology.
— Protects Americans from lab accidents and other biosecurity incidents, such as those that likely caused COVID-19 and the 1977 Russian flu.
https://x.com/mkratsios47/status/1919540660937605369

DOD Rapid Response @DODResponse - ICYMI: Opening statement of the Under Secretary of the Air Force Nominee @matthewlohmeier :
"@POTUS has nominated me for this important position with the trust that I will be a driving force behind a culture of integrity in the Department of the Air Force.
This includes eliminating all unnecessary distractions and enabling military members to focus on their mission."
https://x.com/DODResponse/status/1919379937389162750