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Klaralven

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21. The most likely outcome will be to classify gain-of-function and associated research

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Sat Jun 5, 2021, 08:24 AM

Jun 2021

Daszak mobilized so quickly for a reason, said Jamie Metzl: “If zoonosis was the origin, it was a validation…of his life work…. But if the pandemic started as part of a lab leak, it had the potential to do to virology what Three Mile Island and Chernobyl did to nuclear science.” It could mire the field indefinitely in moratoriums and funding restrictions.

This is incorrect. Biology is to the 21st Century as Physics was to the 20th Century. And gain-of-function research is to Biology as nuclear physics was to Physics.

The most likely outcome is that research is moved out of academic labs and into "national laboratories" where it can be shrouded in deep secrecy. Funding, rather than being restricted, will increase greatly.

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The Lab-Leak Theory: Inside the Fight to Uncover COVID-19's Origins [View all] Nevilledog Jun 2021 OP

Vanity Fair once again with great reporting underpants Jun 2021 #1

Does it cover this? soothsayer Jun 2021 #2

The lab-leak hypothesis is viable but will remain unproven. dalton99a Jun 2021 #3

This. Will remain murky. soothsayer Jun 2021 #4

there is plenty that can be done FreddyWhite Jun 2021 #17

What if the lab leak were proven true? Would that lead to war? Initech Jun 2021 #5

Nah Sympthsical Jun 2021 #7

I got two hides because of this topic Sympthsical Jun 2021 #6

We seem to be tracking this at the same time underpants Jun 2021 #13

There are two major problems that people will fight to cover up Sympthsical Jun 2021 #16

EcoHealth Alliance smells like an intelligence operation Klaralven Jun 2021 #22

Did you see our "investigation"? Sympthsical Jun 2021 #23

There is also this about LLNL... Klaralven Jun 2021 #24

Trumpers had a vested political interest in proving the lab leak Sympthsical Jun 2021 #25

Trump was definitely a problem for people managing classified information Klaralven Jun 2021 #26

And it's creating problems now Sympthsical Jun 2021 #27

We owe it to our dead.. FreddyWhite Jun 2021 #18

I Could Make A Long List WHITT Jun 2021 #8

Get the data out. We need to get the truth out. Yavin4 Jun 2021 #9

It's likely the Spanish Flu of 1918 wasn't Spanish. hunter Jun 2021 #10

Trump weaponized it. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #11

It seems to me that the production of this would be for prevention underpants Jun 2021 #12

Exactly. Downtown Hound Jun 2021 #14

Apparently there are some who want to give more ammo to the racist idiots. lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #15

Yes. You are right on all counts. roamer65 Jun 2021 #20

Given the nature of China politics. At such time as the current leader shows weakness Johonny Jun 2021 #19

The most likely outcome will be to classify gain-of-function and associated research Klaralven Jun 2021 #21