July 29, 2026

Trump’s administration has now formally banned gain-of-function research, slamming the door on federal support for experiments officials say can endanger lives and national security. State and HHS framed the move as an “America First” crackdown, tightening oversight at home and cutting off risky work abroad — including in countries lacking safety controls — after Trump’s earlier order targeted U.S. funding in places like China, amid lingering fury over the Wuhan lab-leak theory.

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