Shutting down virology labs would be the stupidest, most self destructive thing we could do right now. The Wuhan Institute of Virology has probably the best equipped and most experienced coronavirus researchers in the world. Within weeks of the start of the outbreak, they had sequenced the virus' genome, published it widely and publicly, and immediately started investigating antivirals. They remain on the forefront of the fight.

The virologists there are very active publishers, and by all accounts among the very best in their field. And now they're pissed off. Here's a snippet from the institute's coronavirus lead, defending them from an onslaught of insane and stupid conspiracy theories:

> [Shi Zhengli] said on her social media account that she “guaranteed with her own life” that the outbreak had nothing to do with the lab but was a “nemesis for the barbaric habits and lifestyle of some people – like eating wild game including bats.”

Chinese researchers and doctors have generally been among those most willing to push back against the CCP's misinformation and censorship. Of all people, why in the FUCK would we want to muzzle these guys?