Minutes. Involving the manipulation of pathogens to give them a new aspect or ability such as making viruses more transmissible or dangerous to humans. Despite all we have learned about the potential risks of this method of research, this is the first congressional hearing on the subject since the pandemic began. Today we will discuss what gain of function research entails, how gain of function research is defined and with that the definition of gain of function research is applied consistently by the department of health and Human Services p3 seo review committee. This was a committee set up to study penitential pandemic pathogens. We will discuss the responsibility for how we determine the risk and benefits. We will also discuss how the committee operates, how the Committee Approves or denies objects from receiving federal funding based on whether the pathogen is considered to be a critical source, of potential human pandemic and if the potential risks as compared to the potential be
Function research according to the National Institutes of health. This involves the genetic modification of viruses and pathogens to increase strength and transmissibility. We hear about National Security concerns but also how gain of function research has been used to identify and mitigate potential buyers to tatians that could have resulted in pandemic potential viruses and mutations that could have resulted in pandemics. The hearing is one hour and 45 minutes. I call this meeting to order. I want to thank the senator for allowing this hearing to occur. Welcome to each of our panelists. Pink for joining us. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the emerging threat imposed by research. We will hear from a panel of three witnesses, all of them who are accomplished in the community. We are grateful for the work into each of you for taking the time to hear from us. It is a Controversial Research method involving the manipulation of pathogens to give them a new aspect or ability such
Get started. I called this meeting of the Senate Homeland security and Government Affairs subcommittee on emerging threats and spending oversight to order. I want to thank senator hassan for allowing this bipartisan hearing to occur. Welcome to each of our panelists. Thank you for joining us. The purpose of this hearing by the subcommittee on emerging threats and spending oversight is to discuss, as our name implies, the emerging threat posed by gain of function research. We will hear from a panel of three witnesses, all of whom are extraordinarily accomplished experts in the Scientific Community. We are grateful for that work, and we are grateful to each of you for taking the time to appear here with us this afternoon. Gain of function research is a controversial Scientific Research method involving the manipulation of pathogens to give them a new aspect or ability, such as making viruses more transmissible or dangerous to humans. Despite all we have learnedre about the potential risk
Generations yet unborn, we have got to guard this moment. This is our watch. And again, i am soso very proud of the Judiciary Committee, i am so very, very proud of the Intelligence Committee because they went in and tried to pull out the facts so that they could paint the picture so that america could see it. And hopefully, they will not be ladies like the lady at amashs town hall meeting who said they didnt know that there was something wrong that trump did with regard in this Mueller Report. And so again, we, the speaker is absolutely right. She told us a little bit earlier that she wants to gather all the information and make sure that we have everything we need to paint that picture. Now, what the American People do with it, thats another thing. But we will not stand by and
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