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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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Arturo Casadevall et al. mBio. 2014.

. 2014 Oct 14;5(5):e02053-14.

doi: 10.1128/mBio.02053-14.

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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An epistemological perspective on the value of gain-of-function experiments involving pathogens with pandemic potential.
Casadevall A, Howard D, Imperiale MJ. Casadevall A, et al. mBio. 2014 Sep 16;5(5):e01875-14. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01875-14. mBio. 2014. PMID: 25227471 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.

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