It's important to know what the risks of gain-of-function research are, independent of whether China or US was ultimately responsible. Deciding what or if somet

It's important to know what the risks of gain-of-function research are, independent of whether China or US was ultimately responsible. Deciding what or if something should be studied is decided politically, not a scientifically. Perhaps this can serve as a wake up call for the scientific community to develop its "metascience" practices.