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No, they're gonna stop studying until they have reviewed all the security protocols regarding the handling of prions, and this, nationwide.
by Reventlov 5y ago
No, they're gonna stop studying until they have reviewed all the security protocols regarding the handling of prions, and this, nationwide.
- aqsalose 5y agoThere are reviews and then there are reviews: Rubber stamp security reviews happen. I don't know much about this particular case, but I think, in general, a trustworthy review needs to be conducted by an independent body with genuine power (edit. and desire) to order things to halt permanently if they can not be made safe enough (and then there is a separate question of who makes the call "what is safe enough").
- bluGill 5y ago>(and then there is a separate question of who makes the call "what is safe enough"). This is hard. If there isn't the right incentive they can decide nothing is safe enough. This ensures safety now, but it means that if a cure is possible it won't be discovered (or anything else useful from the research). The FDA has been accused of needlessly holding up useful drugs on this grounds (I'm not going to comment on if true or not)
- antattack 5y agoThey want to make sure that disease did not come from other places than the lab, which would be a concern to the general public. However unlikely, it's a possibility that has to be eliminated.