Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”

Peter Speck; Jason Mackenzie; Rowena A. Bull; Barry Slobedman; Heidi Drummer; Johanna Fraser; Lara Herrero; Karla Helbig; Sarah Londrigan; Gregory Moseley; Natalie Prow; Grant Hansman; Robert Edwards; Chantelle Ahlenstiel; Allison Abendroth; David Tscharke; Jody Hobson-Peters; Robson Kriiger-Loterio; Rhys Parry; Glenn Marsh; Emma Harding; David A. Jacques; Matthew J. Gartner; Wen Shi Lee; Julie McAuley; Paola Vaz; Frank Sainsbury; Michelle D. Tate; Jane Sinclair; Allison Imrie; Stephen Rawlinson; Andrew Harman; Jillian M. Carr; Ebony A. Monson; Merilyn Hibma; Timothy J. Mahony; Thomas Tu; Robert J. Center; Lok Bahadur Shrestha; Robyn Hall; Morgyn Warner; Vernon Ward; Danielle E. Anderson; Nicholas S. Eyre; Natalie E. Netzler; Alison J. Peel; Peter Revill; Michael Beard; Alistair R. Legione; Alexandra J. Spencer; Adi Idris; Jade Forwood; Subir Sarker; Damian F.J. Purcell; Nathan Bartlett; Joshua M. Deerain; Bruce J. Brew; Sassan Asgari; Helen Farrell; Alexander Khromykh; Daniel Enosi Tuipulotu; David Anderson; Sevim Mese; Yaman Tayyar; Kathryn Edenborough; Jasim Muhammad Uddin; Abrar Hussain; Connor J.I. Daymond; Jacinta Agius; Karyn N. Johnson; Paniz Shirmast; Mahdi Abedinzadeshahri; Robin MacDiarmid; Caroline L. Ashley; Jay Laws; Lucy L. Furfaro; Thomas D. Burton; Stephen M.R. Johnson; Zahra Telikani; Mary Petrone; Justin A. Roby; Carolyn Samer; Andreas Suhrbier; April Van Der Kamp; Anthony Cunningham; Celeste Donato; Jackie Mahar; Wesley D. Black; Subhash Vasudevan; Roman Lenchine; Kirsten Spann; Daniel J. Rawle; Penny Rudd; Jessica Neil; Richard Kingston; Timothy P. Newsome; Ki Wook Kim; Johnson Mak; Kym Lowry; Nathan Bryant; Joanne Meers; Jason A. Roberts; Nigel McMillan; Larisa I. Labzin; Andrii Slonchak; Leon E. Hugo; Bennett Henzeler; Natalee D. Newton; Cassandra T. David; Patrick C. Reading; Camille Esneau; Tatiana Briody; Najla Nasr; Donna McNeale; Brian McSharry; Omid Fakhri; Bethany A. Horsburgh; Grant Logan; Paul Howley; Paul Young

doi:10.1128/jvi.00451-23

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”

Peter Speck
, Jason Mackenzie
, Rowena A. Bull
, Barry Slobedman
, Heidi Drummer
, Johanna Fraser
, Lara Herrero
, Karla Helbig
, Sarah Londrigan
, Gregory Moseley
, Natalie Prow
, Grant Hansman
, Robert Edwards
, Chantelle Ahlenstiel
, Allison Abendroth
, David Tscharke
, Jody Hobson-Peters
, Robson Kriiger-Loterio
, Rhys Parry
, Glenn Marsh

Emma Harding, David A. Jacques, Matthew J. Gartner, Wen Shi Lee, Julie McAuley, Paola Vaz, Frank Sainsbury, Michelle D. Tate, Jane Sinclair, Allison Imrie, Stephen Rawlinson, Andrew Harman, Jillian M. Carr, Ebony A. Monson, Merilyn Hibma, Timothy J. Mahony, Thomas Tu, Robert J. Center, Lok Bahadur Shrestha, Robyn Hall, Morgyn Warner, Vernon Ward, Danielle E. Anderson, Nicholas S. Eyre, Natalie E. Netzler, Alison J. Peel, Peter Revill, Michael Beard, Alistair R. Legione, Alexandra J. Spencer, Adi Idris, Jade Forwood, Subir Sarker, Damian F.J. Purcell, Nathan Bartlett, Joshua M. Deerain, Bruce J. Brew, Sassan Asgari, Helen Farrell, Alexander Khromykh, Daniel Enosi Tuipulotu, David Anderson, Sevim Mese, Yaman Tayyar, Kathryn Edenborough, Jasim Muhammad Uddin, Abrar Hussain, Connor J.I. Daymond, Jacinta Agius, Karyn N. Johnson, Paniz Shirmast, Mahdi Abedinzadeshahri, Robin MacDiarmid, Caroline L. Ashley, Jay Laws, Lucy L. Furfaro, Thomas D. Burton, Stephen M.R. Johnson, Zahra Telikani, Mary Petrone, Justin A. Roby, Carolyn Samer, Andreas Suhrbier, April Van Der Kamp, Anthony Cunningham, Celeste Donato, Jackie Mahar, Wesley D. Black, Subhash Vasudevan, Roman Lenchine, Kirsten Spann, Daniel J. Rawle, Penny Rudd, Jessica Neil, Richard Kingston, Timothy P. Newsome, Ki Wook Kim, Johnson Mak, Kym Lowry, Nathan Bryant, Joanne Meers, Jason A. Roberts, Nigel McMillan, Larisa I. Labzin, Andrii Slonchak, Leon E. Hugo, Bennett Henzeler, Natalee D. Newton, Cassandra T. David, Patrick C. Reading, Camille Esneau, Tatiana Briody, Najla Nasr, Donna McNeale, Brian McSharry, Omid Fakhri, Bethany A. Horsburgh, Grant Logan, Paul Howley, Paul Young

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Original language	English
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Virology
Volume	97
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00451-23
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2023

Keywords

biosafety
coronavirus
COVID-19
gain of function
pandemic
SARS-CoV2
zoonosis

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Speck, P., Mackenzie, J., Bull, R. A., Slobedman, B., Drummer, H., Fraser, J., Herrero, L., Helbig, K., Londrigan, S., Moseley, G., Prow, N., Hansman, G., Edwards, R., Ahlenstiel, C., Abendroth, A., Tscharke, D., Hobson-Peters, J., Kriiger-Loterio, R., Parry, R., ... Young, P. (2023). Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”. Journal of Virology, 97(5). https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00451-23

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