Posted on 04/20/2021 9:18:06 AM PDT by weston
Too bad it wasn’t postponed.
That cool weather sounds delightful!
Scary, lol!
The left controls the vocabulary on many things and many conservatives let them get away with it. I get some dirty looks when I correct lefties saying “pro choice” with “pro abortion”.
I’d bet money you are right.
Thanks Spunky.
Like Gran asked.....
So who gave the order to start it up again in 2017?
Where/how do we find that??
On October 16, 2014, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the launch of the U.S. Government (USG) gain-of-function (GOF) deliberative process to re-evaluate the potential risks and benefits associated with certain GOF experiments. During this process the USG paused the release of federal funding for GOF studies anticipated to enhance the pathogenicity or transmissibility among mammals by respiratory droplets of influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses.
The NSABB served as the official federal advisory body on the GOF issue and was tasked with providing recommendations to the USG on a conceptual approach for evaluating proposed GOF research. The NSABB finalized its recommendations on May 24, 2016. The U.S. Government considered the NSABB’s findings and recommendations during the development of policy on gain-of-function research. In January 2017, the U.S. Government released policy guidance for the review and oversight of research anticipated to create, transfer, or use enhanced PPPs.
https://osp.od.nih.gov/biotechnology/gain-of-function-research/
U.S. Government Gain-of-Function Deliberative Process and Research Funding Pause on Selected Gain-of-Function Research Involving Influenza, MERS, and SARS Viruses
https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/Documents/gain-of-function.pdf
Long document, a few names here.
Biosecurity Commons
http://www.biosecuritycommons.com/united-states/u-s-agencies/nsabb/
Interesting notes, from your link.....
”According to the Nature story, Fauci spent a half hour at today’s meeting explaining his reasoning and the process now under way to develop a government policy on “dual-use research of concern” (DURC), meaning studies that could be deliberately used to do harm. He said several federal agencies are involved in developing the policy, which would govern how researchers and institutions must report on DURC and address the risks involved.”
”This policy would include the formation of a ‘government-wide agency’ assigned to develop and implement guidelines for federally funded researchers in a way that involves input from all interested parties, including the public, scientists in other fields, and the global community, Nature reported. Fauci said he hoped that the agency could be in place by the end of the summer, but he was careful not to promise, saying, ‘I don’t control it.’”
”Ron Fouchier, PhD, of Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, lead author of the more contentious of the two H5N1 studies, called for ending the research pause, according to NPR. He argued that the original conditions for imposing the moratorium have now been met, including time for review of the biosafety requirements for such experiments.”
Sen Ron Johnson asked the same question....will try to see if he ever received an answer.....
In December 2017, NIH lifted the funding pause and established a multi-disciplinary review process, known as the P3CO Framework, to ensure that federally funded gain of function experiments are “conducted responsibly.”[13] It is unclear whether EcoHealth Alliance or any of its subcontractors was granted an exception to the moratorium or whether NIH reviewed those studies in connection with the P3CO Framework.[14]
Sounds like some mad/evil/greedy scientists gaming the bureaucracy.
Smart toilet may soon analyze stool for health problems
Bethesda, MD (May 22, 2021) — An artificial intelligence tool under development at Duke University can be added to the standard toilet to help analyze patients’ stool and give gastroenterologists the information they need to provide appropriate treatment, according to research that was selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2021. The new technology could assist in managing chronic gastrointestinal issues such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
The technology can be retrofitted within the pipes of an existing toilet. Once a person has a bowel movement and flushes, the toilet will take an image of the stool within the pipes. The data collected over time will provide a gastroenterologist a better understanding of a patient’s stool form (i.e., loose, normal or constipated) and the presence of blood, allowing them to diagnose the patient and provide the right treatment for their condition.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/ddw-stm051821.php
Yes..
and it’s BAD!
Holy smokes, gub. I just saw the news about the melee in HB last night!
Hope you and yours stayed safe.
“Sounds like some mad/evil/greedy scientists gaming the bureaucracy.”
Great work by you and Jane!
Wow so unbelievable but then maybe not.
The world we live in today by crazed people using their power to control Us! No wonder they hate Trump so much and Most of US that love to control our own lives.
Oh no! You get well soon. As if you don’t have enough to contend with, with your pain and all.
Thanks. I didn’t hear anything about it until today. HBPD seem to have gotten it under control.
Thanks, Judy!
I feel like I have been runover.
Slept for a little while
but not feeling much better.
Get some rest if you can, liquids too. Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well.
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