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Effect of the biosecurity laws on the odds of US author entry and exit of the “live-pathogen” research field
| Author type | B. anthracis | Ebola virus | K. pneumoniae |
| Odds ratio of author entry after 2002 | |||
| Career scientists | 3.91*** | 2.42*** | 0.71 |
| All scientists | 9.63*** | 4.41*** | 1.11 |
| Odds ratio of author exit after 2002 | |||
| Career scientists | 0.82 | 4.81*** | 1.12 |
| All scientists | 1.87*** | 1.69** | 0.97 |
**P ≤ 0.05.
***P ≤ 0.01.
