EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Broad Ban On Risky Gain-Of-Function Research Nears Completion

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

President Donald Trump could sign a sweeping executive order banning gain-of-function research — research that makes viruses more dangerous in the lab — as soon as May 6, according to a source who has worked with the…

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