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Current definition of pathogens is “too narrow” and some research could be “overlooked”, group warns
A federal government advisory committee has said that the US should broaden the scope of its oversight of risky research on pathogens that could cause pandemics.
In 2022, the US government asked the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to assess current policies on the risks associated with research involving pathogens—organisms that cause disease.
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