I genuinely doubt that any amount of hand wringing or letter writing will slow the pace of this research. It's too enticing. The potential benefits are so overw

I genuinely doubt that any amount of hand wringing or letter writing will slow the pace of this research. It's too enticing. The potential benefits are so overwhelming. I'm not even convinced outlawing it will stop its march. If I were a billionaire I would happily fund research in whatever country allowed it. We're looking at a development that could be equal or greater than the invention of the vaccine, and it's not worth taking it slowly