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Re:What went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted by nextos on Sunday June 11, 2023 @06:50PM (#36286542)
There was a NIH moratorium, but it was lifted in 2017.

I don't agree about the point of virology being just about studying gain of function. There are tons of things you can study in virology without needing to create novel viruses.

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Re:What went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted by MathMonkeyMan on Sunday June 11, 2023 @06:54PM (#36286567)
Fair enough, I know almost nothing about it.
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Re:What went on inside the Wuhan lab weeks before Covid erupted by whyenot on Sunday June 11, 2023 @11:21PM (#36288089)
Yes, but are those things going to get you grants, tenure, and the recognition that doing something more... "cutting edge" (blech) like GoF research?
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