Publications

Strengthen oversight of risky research on pathogens

Author(s): Pannu J, Palmer MJ, Cicero A, Relman DA, Lipsitch M, Inglesby T|Journal: Science| December 2022

Life sciences research offers immense benefits and is crucial for advancements in medicine, public health, agriculture, and management of the…

Investigate the origins of COVID-19.

Author(s): Bloom JD, Chan YA, Baric RS, Bjorkman PJ, Cobey S, Deverman BE, Fisman DN, Gupta R, Iwasaki A, Lipsitch M, Medzhitov R, Neher RA, Nielsen R, Patterson N, Stearns T, van Nimwegen E, Worobey M, Relman DA|Journal: Science|PMID: 33986172| May 2021

Microbiome as a tool and a target in the effort to address antimicrobial resistance.

Author(s): Relman DA, Lipsitch M|Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A|PMID: 30559176| December 2018

Reciprocal, intimate relationships between the human microbiome and the host immune system are shaped by past microbial encounters and prepare…

Infectious Diseases Society of America and Gain-of-Function Experiments With Pathogens Having Pandemic Potential.

Author(s): Frank GM, Adalja A, Barbour A, Casadevall A, Dormitzer PR, Duchin J, Hayden FG, Hirsch MS, Hynes NA, Lipsitch M, Pavia AT, Relman DA|Journal: J Infect Dis|PMID: 26416656| May 2016

Gain-of-function experiments: time for a real debate.

Author(s): Duprex WP, Fouchier RA, Imperiale MJ, Lipsitch M, Relman DA|Journal: Nat Rev Microbiol|PMID: 25482289| January 2015

According to the WHO, dual use research of concern (DURC) is "life sciences research that is intended for benefit, but…