President Trump Issues Executive Order on Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research
May 06, 2025
May 06, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on May 5, 2025:
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IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. Dangerous gain-of-function research on biological agents and pathogens has the potential to significantly endanger the lives of American citizen . . .
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IMPROVING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. Dangerous gain-of-function research on biological agents and pathogens has the potential to significantly endanger the lives of American citizen . . .