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What does “Gain of Function” research even mean?

submitted by heygeorge to whatever 3.5 yearsOct 22, 2021 08:15:42 ago (+2/-0)     (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK285579/

Sit down for a spell and read this if you would like to know more.

It’s more fun to just repeat stuff, I know.


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[ - ] TomMacdonald 1 point 3.5 yearsOct 22, 2021 09:22:25 ago (+1/-0)

Biological warfare. Terrorism.

[ - ] RecycledElectrons 0 points 3.5 yearsOct 22, 2021 19:01:58 ago (+0/-0)

The engineer a virus to gain a new function, like killing people, or being impossible for your immune system to clear.

[ - ] MasterAce 0 points 3.5 yearsOct 22, 2021 11:17:35 ago (+0/-0)


Other scientists aren’t buying Kawaoka’s goals. “The work they are doing is absolutely crazy,” Lord May, the United Kingdom’s former chief science adviser, told the Guardian. “The whole thing is exceedingly dangerous. Yes, there is a danger, but it’s not arising from the viruses out there in the animals, it’s arising from the labs of grossly ambitious people.”
The road to hell is paved with intentions.