Lab Manipulations of Covid Virus Fall Under Murky Government Rules Boston University's mouse studies have brought the United States' murky policy on the study of potentially harmful infections to light. This week, Boston University researchers came under fire for a test in which they played around with the Covid virus. The university came under fire from the National Institutes of Health for failing to obtain clearance from the government after breathless headlines suggested they had developed a lethal new strain.\ Image source It turned out that the tests, whic...