Biosecure litmus test: Editor’s Commentary

The Biosecure Act streaked across the sky last year, and like a meteor, flamed out, consumed by atmospheric friction. As Congress and the Trump administration consider how biotech should factor into geopolitical rivalries, it is important to learn from the efforts over the last year to decouple the U.S. and Chinese life sciences industries.

Like most celestial phenomena, people who viewed Biosecure from below came up with a variety of explanations for its origins, causes and ultimate meaning. ...