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Re:Endonuclease fingerprint indicates a synthetic origin of ... by navhc on Thursday October 20, 2022 @05:33PM (#33281083)
I don't think it's all about blame, knowing it came from a lab would also pull into question the practice of engineering viruses and the safety and security standards required.
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Re:Endonuclease fingerprint indicates a synthetic origin of ... by callesgg on Thursday October 20, 2022 @05:50PM (#33281283)
True, it would be helpful in that kind of way. The risks does seam to outweigh the benefits.

That said, the blame game would still be there, and people would pull that card...

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Re:Endonuclease fingerprint indicates a synthetic origin of ... by sneak on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:15PM (#33281518)
If it is possible that viruses of this type could be engineered, then lab safety needs to be upgraded anyway (or GoF research banned, or both) regardless of the origin of this specific virus.

It’s all about blame. Blame is a useful geopolitical tool.

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