Richard H. Ebright
Board of Governors Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology @RutgersU @BiosafetyNow
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@JrWhipstock @RebeccaRHelm The lures are part of the frogfish (a modification of the first spine of the dorsal fin), not actual worms or shrimp. Different species of frogfish have...
"The Defense Department is overhauling its approach to countering biological and chemical weapons, as potential adversaries such as Russia and China rush to create threats that are...
"[B]y the 1990s, the sun had set on antibiotics..[T]he profit margins of antibiotics paled in comparison to blockbuster..drugs. Many companies closed..antibiotic programs, and the...
Another antibiotics company bites the dust: Nabriva (Good news for superbugs. Bad news for humans. Further indictment of the "market.") https://t.co/EnuYftfJsS
"Existing antibiotics are becoming less effective as bacteria evolve, but the market that should be developing new antibacterial medicines is failing..There are only 8 antibiotics...
Inglesby: "It's incumbent on the United States and other countries to be prepared for whatever comes from biology, whether it's from nature or from engineering or a laboratory acci...
"Could engineered pathogens be accidentally released with catastrophic consequences? And could the publication of this..provide a roadmap..to engineer the next pandemic? ..Unfortun...
"Gain-of-function research of concern has no β zero β civilian practical applications..In particular, gain-of-function research of concern is not needed for, and does not contribut...
"[W]hatever Covidβs cause, we see glimpses in released emails and redacted documents of something sinister: an attempt by top Western [science administrators] and funding bodies to...
"The pipeline of antibiotics in development has been inadequate and stagnant for years. Itβs been nearly four decades since a new class of antibiotics was discovered" https://t.co...
House Intelligence Committee report, 12/15/22: "[W]e conclude that there are indications that SARS-CoV-2 may have been tied to Chinaβs biological weapons research program and spill...
Rep. James Comer: "Discovering the origin of COVID-19 is vital to providing accountability and protecting Americans in the future. Mounting evidence points to the virus originating...