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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday released a policy prohibiting federal support for gain-of-function (GOF) research conducted domestically and abroad, fulfilling President Donald Trump's executive order related to the safety and security of biological research.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday released a policy prohibiting federal support for gain-of-function (GOF) research conducted domestically and abroad, fulfilling President Donald Trump's executive order related to  the safety and security of biological research.

The State Department and HHS jointly announced the policy, which also restricts federal funding for research in countries or institutions lacking adequate biosafety, biosecurity and oversight standards.

The State Department and HHS jointly announced the policy, which also restricts federal funding for research in countries or institutions lacking adequate biosafety, biosecurity and oversight standards.

The policy defines gain-of-function research as work that enhances properties of a biological agent to make it more dangerous. Actual GOF research is barred, while potential GOF research remains permitted but subject to a new independent review process.

The policy defines gain-of-function research as work that enhances properties of a biological agent to make it more dangerous. Actual GOF research is barred, while potential GOF research remains permitted but subject to a new independent review process.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the government would replace "weak oversight with clear, enforceable safeguards. And National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya said that this framework ensures the highest-risk research receives "the highest level of scrutiny."

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the government would replace "weak oversight with clear, enforceable safeguards. And National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya said that this framework ensures the highest-risk research receives "the highest level of scrutiny."

The policy's release coincided with the publication of a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.improvethenews.org/story/2026/senator-paul-releases-fauci-diary-entries">private diary kept by former NIH infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci</a>, released by Sen. Rand Paul, which included entries noting Fauci was "not a strong advocate" for gain-of-function research.

The policy's release coincided with the publication of a private diary kept by former NIH infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci, released by Sen. Rand Paul, which included entries noting Fauci was "not a strong advocate" for gain-of-function research.

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The Trump administration's ban on federal funding for dangerous gain-of-function research is long overdue — COVID showed exactly what happens when risky lab experiments go unchecked. The new policy establishes real accountability at every level, from researchers to institutions to funding agencies, replacing a system that was essentially grading its own homework. Taxpayer dollars should never bankroll experiments that could trigger the next pandemic.

The Trump administration's ban on federal funding for dangerous gain-of-function research is long overdue — COVID showed exactly what happens when risky lab experiments go unchecked. The new policy establishes real accountability at every level, from researchers to institutions to funding agencies, replacing a system that was essentially grading its own homework. Taxpayer dollars should never bankroll experiments that could trigger the next pandemic.

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Banning gain-of-function research without fixing the broken oversight system that enabled it misses the point entirely. Past risk assessments excluded known lab accidents, buried flawed methodology in appendices and handed pandemic-level policy decisions to scientific boards with no democratic accountability. Real reform means independent risk analysis, congressional oversight and transparent methodology — not just a funding ban that leaves the governance gaps wide open.

Banning gain-of-function research without fixing the broken oversight system that enabled it misses the point entirely. Past risk assessments excluded known lab accidents, buried flawed methodology in appendices and handed pandemic-level policy decisions to scientific boards with no democratic accountability. Real reform means independent risk analysis, congressional oversight and transparent methodology — not just a funding ban that leaves the governance gaps wide open.

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This policy change  is long overdue. COVID showed exactly what happens when risky lab experiments go unchecked. The new policy establishes real accountability at every level, from researchers to institutions to funding agencies, replacing a system that was essentially grading its own homework. Taxpayer dollars should never bankroll experiments that could trigger the next pandemic.

This policy change is long overdue. COVID showed exactly what happens when risky lab experiments go unchecked. The new policy establishes real accountability at every level, from researchers to institutions to funding agencies, replacing a system that was essentially grading its own homework. Taxpayer dollars should never bankroll experiments that could trigger the next pandemic.

Banning GOF research without fixing the oversight system that enabled it misses the point. Past risk assessments excluded known lab accidents, buried flawed methodology in appendices and handed pandemic-level policy decisions to scientific boards with no democratic accountability. Real reform means independent risk analysis, congressional oversight and transparent methodology.

Banning GOF research without fixing the oversight system that enabled it misses the point. Past risk assessments excluded known lab accidents, buried flawed methodology in appendices and handed pandemic-level policy decisions to scientific boards with no democratic accountability. Real reform means independent risk analysis, congressional oversight and transparent methodology.

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