Re:Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill over Virology Research
by pengaru on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @06:23PM
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Don't they still collect wild bats for food in China?
If so, it seems a bit misguided to be taking issue with BSL-this-vs-that handling wild bats when BSL-fuck-all members of the public are still using them as a food source.
Pre-COVID it was already well understood that bats are viral reservoirs. It didn't prevent wet markets from selling wild bats. The labs are of focus due to GoF, in lieu of GoF there's already that level of exposure happening in the Chinese food supply.
If so, it seems a bit misguided to be taking issue with BSL-this-vs-that handling wild bats when BSL-fuck-all members of the public are still using them as a food source.
Pre-COVID it was already well understood that bats are viral reservoirs. It didn't prevent wet markets from selling wild bats. The labs are of focus due to GoF, in lieu of GoF there's already that level of exposure happening in the Chinese food supply.