U.S. Suspends Funding for Group at Center of Covid Origins Fight NYT: Science By: Benjamin Mueller 15 May 2024 at 16:17 The decision came after a scorching hearing in which lawmakers barraged EcoHealth Alliance’s president with claims of misrepresenting work with Chinese virologists. © Ting Shen for The New York TimesPeter Daszak, the president of EcoHealth Alliance, faced a barrage of questions during a congressional hearing this month.
U.S. Tightens Rules on Risky Virus Research NYT: Science By: Carl Zimmer and Benjamin Mueller 7 May 2024 at 11:42 A long-awaited new policy broadens the type of regulated viruses, bacteria, fungi and toxins, including those that could threaten crops and livestock. © Karen Ducey/Getty ImagesWorking inside a biosafety Level 3 lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2020.
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Covid Lab Leak Theory NYT: Science By: Benjamin Mueller 1 May 2024 at 18:54 A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid outbreak. © Ting Shen for The New York TimesPeter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance, testifying during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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