position · 2026
Restrict risky research and strengthen biosecurity oversight
Schmitt supports restricting risky dual-use research, including gain-of-function research, that could lead to another pandemic. He proposes having an agency separate from the National Institutes of Health coordinate biorisk regulations, so that research funders do not police themselves.
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directing an agency separate from the NIH to coordinate biorisk regulations
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