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Its pretty much alive. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick
by unity1001 4y ago
Its pretty much alive.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick...
Considering the history of 'budget cuts to cut government spending' combined with 'innovation' causing many environmental and social disasters in the US, I see a lab leak from the US Army's lab in Maryland much more credible than anywhere else. Budgets get cut by 75% by Trump Admn. The Army labs 'get creative' in cutting costs and the rest follows.
The lab seems to have started having 'problems with its sanitation and security'. Upon which the US government tried to get the army shut it down. Army refused. The government had to get a court order to shut the lab down around June 2019. At this point, a 'pneumonia' outbreak was reported in the retirement communities around Maryland. Also, the army team that went to military games to China, Wuhan were trained here before leaving for China.
Note this kind of thing probably happened before, and it will happen again: Loosely regulated private and state GMO research is a MAJOR risk for entire humanity - just one lab screws up due to budget cuts or while trying to 'innovate', and you can never take back what gets out of that lab.
- throwoutway 4y agoImagine if this was coupled with the “publish or perish” academic culture. Do any universities have similar labs?
- unity1001 4y agoThe format of relationships in between private, public institutions and universities and research organizations is extremely convoluted. Anyone may have a hand in anyone's pocket and anyone may be working with anyone. So, you could say that 'publish or perish' could also be a factor in such incidents.
- readerbaza 4y agoDing! Had to really dig through the comments to find a mention of this... Pre-pandemic blood samples were later tested and found positive in europe Which makes the wuhan-zoonotic vs wuhan-leak a false dichotomy.