What the heck is ‘gain-of-function’? Understanding the hubbub behind a scientific research method

Unless you work in a laboratory or a university, you probably don’t spend much time thinking about different scientific research approaches. If nerdy technical phrases such as “cohort studies” and “randomized controlled trials” don’t mean much to you, odds are good you’re also unfamiliar with “gain-of-function” research. The term broadly describes experiments that genetically alter […]