Re:Nicholas Wade: Origin of Covid – Following the Clues
by dundarious on Friday May 07, 2021 @02:43PM
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Per the project grant:
> 3. Test predictions of CoV inter-species transmission. Predictive models of host range (i.e. emergence potential) will be tested experimentally using reverse genetics, pseudovirus and receptor binding assays, and virus infection experiments across a range of cell cultures from different species and humanized mice. [emphasis mine]
I'm just asking as someone with not even a modicum of knowledge in this field, but this experimental testing on emergence potential, does that imply gain-of-function?
> 3. Test predictions of CoV inter-species transmission. Predictive models of host range (i.e. emergence potential) will be tested experimentally using reverse genetics, pseudovirus and receptor binding assays, and virus infection experiments across a range of cell cultures from different species and humanized mice. [emphasis mine]
I'm just asking as someone with not even a modicum of knowledge in this field, but this experimental testing on emergence potential, does that imply gain-of-function?