by Jonathan Latham, PhD
University researchers genetically engineer a human pandemic virus. They inject the new virus into a laboratory mouse. The infected mouse then bites a researcher…..It is a plot worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster about risky coronavirus research.More
by Jonathan Latham, PhD and Allison Wilson, PhD
In all the discussions of the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, enormous scientific attention has been paid to the molecular character of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including its novel genome sequence in comparison with its near relatives. In stark contrast, virtually no attention has been paid to the physical provenance of those nearest genetic relatives, its presumptive ancestors, which are two viral sequences named BtCoV/4991 and RaTG13.More
I will be in Rome on Feb 15-17 for an International Symposium on “The Role of Agricultural Biotechnologies in Sustainable Food Systems and Nutrition”. Apparently, the details are still being worked out.
I will be on a panel at the Oxford Real Farming Conference on Jan 6th. The other participants will be Helena Paul and Michel Pimbert. The session will be on “The Corruption of Agricultural Science”.
