An epistemological perspective on the value of gain-of-function experiments involving pathogens with pandemic potential

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA casadeva@aecom.yu.edu.
² Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

Editorial

Arturo Casadevall et al. mBio. 2014.

. 2014 Sep 16;5(5):e01875-14.

doi: 10.1128/mBio.01875-14.

¹ Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA casadeva@aecom.yu.edu.
² Department of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
³ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

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Comment in

Valuing knowledge: a reply to the epistemological perspective on the value of gain-of-function experiments.
Evans NG. Evans NG. mBio. 2014 Oct 14;5(5):e01993-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01993-14. mBio. 2014. PMID: 25316700 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Can limited scientific value of potential pandemic pathogen experiments justify the risks?
Lipsitch M. Lipsitch M. mBio. 2014 Oct 14;5(5):e02008-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02008-14. mBio. 2014. PMID: 25316701 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Reply to "Can limited scientific value of potential pandemic pathogen experiments justify the risks?".
Casadevall A, Howard D, Imperiale MJ. Casadevall A, et al. mBio. 2014 Oct 14;5(5):e02053-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02053-14. mBio. 2014. PMID: 25316702 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Reply to "Valuing knowledge: a reply to the epistemological perspective on the value of gain-of-function experiments".
Casadevall A, Howard D, Imperiale MJ. Casadevall A, et al. mBio. 2014 Oct 14;5(5):e02054-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02054-14. mBio. 2014. PMID: 25316703 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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