>Most of the gain of function research is either well meaning It doesn't matter how good your intentions are when your behavior is extremely dangerous and can

>Most of the gain of function research is either well meaning It doesn't matter how good your intentions are when your behavior is extremely dangerous and can (and possibly did) result in a global pandemic that kills millions of people. Risk/reward calculations should be performed without regard to intent. >Banning it would reduce the amount done greatly. It would also reduce the risk of a man-made virus killing millions of people.