Of course it is possible. Labs in the USA and elsewhere have had problems. Not hard to believe it happened in China too. Interesting fact - so called "gain-o

Of course it is possible. Labs in the USA and elsewhere have had problems. Not hard to believe it happened in China too. Interesting fact - so called "gain-of-function" studies were banned in the US in 2014 and then the ban lifted in 2017. October 2014 - https://www.the-scientist.com/the-nutshell/moratorium-on-gain-of-function-research-36564 https://www.the-scientist.com/the-nutshell/moratorium-on-gai... February 2018 - Ban ends. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(18)30006-9/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...