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I wouldn't say that all GOF research is for bioweapons, part of it is to see where the virus is likely to evolve next and protect against that, which is more on
by Natsu 5y ago
I wouldn't say that all GOF research is for bioweapons, part of it is to see where the virus is likely to evolve next and protect against that, which is more on the defensive side of that.
Doesn't mean it's less risky, mind you, and this is convincing me that the experts on this need to reassess whether it's worth the risks and if so, what safety precautions are needed. I would think that BSL-2 is just way too low, but I would defer to the scientists on this and only say that I think this shows that anything done to make something more infectious to humans should be treated as though it already was highly infectious to humans.
- deugo 5y agoIf you want to take the military lab work with coronavirus seriously, you should instantly forget about a mass-casualty biological weapon. Coronavirus is studied for other purposes than that. Military wants to be able to release a coronavirus which can target on gene profile, or even activate for certain DNA. That way you can release a virus, let it run with all the regular flus, and have your targets die in their own country, of say, a stroke, blood clothing, or they stopped breathing in their sleep. Another study of coronavirus is as a debilitating weapon, much like a cyber attack on hospitals and the energy grid. The entire country suffers an economic crisis and needs to turn their attention away from you to manage it. The bioweapon thing is a distraction though, I think. There was massive military activity at WIV, and they accidentally released a GoF virus mostly used for publishing papers such as: We made this virus in the freezer infect humans cells, and you can't believe what happened next! It shows (potentially) the potential to become a future pandemic! It is all so painfully ironic. I think the virology community got afraid of advanced in data modeling, and, avoiding missed grants and early retirement, started to hack Nature because only they could/were allowed to. They bugged out. It happens. They released a "biological weapon" which estimated killed over 8 million people now. They did it from a lab where shady military research is happening. Expose either and the jig is up. Maybe one protects the other...
- deugo 5y agoIf you want to take the military lab work with coronavirus seriously, you should instantly forget about a mass-casualty biological weapon. Coronavirus is studied for other purposes than that. Military wants to be able to release a coronavirus which can target on gene profile, or even activate for certain DNA. That way you can release a virus, let it run with all the regular flus, and have your targets die in their own country, of say, a stroke, blood clothing, or they stopped breathing in their sleep. Another study of coronavirus is as a debilitating weapon, much like a cyber attack on hospitals and the energy grid. The entire country suffers an economic crisis and needs to turn their attention away from you to manage it. The bioweapon thing is a distraction though, I think. There was massive military activity at WIV, and they accidentally released a GoF virus mostly used for publishing papers such as: We made this virus in the freezer infect humans cells, and you can't believe what happened next! It shows (potentially) the potential to become a future pandemic! It is all so painfully ironic. I think the virology community got afraid of advanced in data modeling, and, avoiding missed grants and early retirement, started to hack Nature because only they could/were allowed to. They bugged out. It happens. They released a "biological weapon" which estimated killed over 8 million people now. They did it from a lab where shady military research is happening. Expose either and the jig is up. Maybe one protects the other... Edit: since the parent is being flag-botted, here another morsel for you to chew on. Taiwan is a country.