{"product_id":"gain-of-function","title":"Gain of Function","description":"\u003cp\u003eGain of Function, 1, 2025 is a comprehensive biology reference published by Other Publisher. Description By Nicholas G. Evans How a small number of risky experiments creates many unwieldy problems for life science research.The life sciences have never been more critical to human health, wealth, and security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e- How a small number of risky experiments creates many unwieldy problems for life science research.The life sciences have never been more critical to human health, wealth, and…\u003cbr\u003e\n- But with any endeavor comes risk, and the last decade has seen concerns raised about gain-of function-research in which a microbe, usually a virus, is given new properties like…\u003cbr\u003e\n- In 2021 the term seeped into the tabloids when a conflict between Senator Rand Paul and Dr\u003cbr\u003e\n- Anthony Fauci arose over the origins of COVID-19\u003cbr\u003e\n- In Gain of Function, Nicholas Evans—who has spent his career studying gain-of-function research—describes what this kind of research is, what it isn’t, and why a small number of…\u003cbr\u003e\n- He tells the story of the original papers that sparked controversy more than a decade ago, unpacking them for readers unfamiliar with virology research, and he identifies where…\u003cbr\u003e\n- He then turns to the history of policies that attempt to regulate gain-of-function research, the current controversies, and the ethics of risky research\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Other Publisher\u003cbr\u003e\nEdition: 1\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished Year: 2025\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Publisher PDF\u003cbr\u003e\nFile Size: 5.2 MB\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 978-0262551359, 9780262381727\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biology Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50755350397213,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/8127\/0301\/files\/61L8f3gBCOL._SL1500.jpg?v=1766542788","url":"https:\/\/biologylibrary.online\/products\/gain-of-function","provider":"Biology Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}