Society Made a Risk Tradeoff Without Knowing It

Whether gain-of-function or AI, expert consensus buys scientific credibility, not political durability

A New Gain-of-Function Research Policy

…for the first time, an explicit prohibition on dangerous gain-of-function research.

—”U.S. Government Policy for Stopping High-Risk Life Sciences Research,” statement of Jay Bhattacharya (NIH Director), July 28, 2026

Last month the federal government announced a replacement of the old regime for funding and oversight…