id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-325444-k6s8v9fs Imperiale, Michael J. Zika Virus Focuses the Gain-of-Function Debate 2016-04-06 .txt text/plain 1493 66 53 The task of researching the various approaches to performing a risk-benefit analysis was contracted to Gryphon Scientific, a company that consults on biosecurity and other life science-related policy issues. Their report, which weighed in at over 1,000 pages, begins with a thorough summary of the GOF landscape and subsequently presents various risk and benefit scenarios for MERS, SARS, and three categories of influenza, seasonal, pandemic, and avian (7) . On the other hand, the Zika virus outbreak is an example of what concerns the anti-GOF proponents, the rapid spread of a new virus in human populations with the potential to cause devastating damage in those populations. Doing diligence to assess the risks and benefits of life sciences gain-of-function research Risks and benefits of gain-offunction experiments with pathogens of pandemic potential, such as influenza virus: a call for a science-based discussion Potential risks and benefits of gain-of-function research Framework for conducting risk and benefit assessments of gain-of-function research Risk and benefit analysis of gain of function research ./cache/cord-325444-k6s8v9fs.txt ./txt/cord-325444-k6s8v9fs.txt