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Re:Molecular biology clues portray SARS-CoV-2 as a lab manip... by ithkuil on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:34PM (#27335956)
Important detail: it wasn't even a ban. It was a moratorium that prevented public funding for GoF research. Privately funded research was still allowed.
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Re:Molecular biology clues portray SARS-CoV-2 as a lab manip... by tptacek on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:43PM (#27336035)
Thanks! My only point here is to push back on any idea that GoF research on viruses is unprecedented or necessarily malign.
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