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Important detail: it wasn't even a ban. It was a moratorium that prevented public funding for GoF research. Privately funded research was still allowed.
by ithkuil 5y ago
Important detail: it wasn't even a ban. It was a moratorium that prevented public funding for GoF research. Privately funded research was still allowed.
- tptacek 5y agoThanks! My only point here is to push back on any idea that GoF research on viruses is unprecedented or necessarily malign.