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There's a pretty good discussion(summary) on Covid-19s GoF in the twitter thread below: https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1392127958807162884 https://twitter.

• tim333 5y ago
  That discussion from May has to some extent been made out of date by subsequent information revealed by a freedom of information request showing >new viruses increased viral load in lung tissues up to 10,000 fold https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1436301383163129871 https://twitter.com/Ayjchan/status/1436301383163129871 You can debate whether that counts as gain of function research - the virus definitely gained as a result of the experiment but you can argue the experimenters didn't know that was going to happen. It still remains risky research whether the researchers deliberately made a more infectious virus or said oops we've accidentally made a more infectious virus.
  • wbl 5y ago
    You never know whether something is going to work thr first time you do it.