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In what way is gain of function not bio-engineering? You're modifying a virus and subjecting it to human-like tissue to observe the results. Lab leak and gain o
by kodah 4y ago
In what way is gain of function not bio-engineering? You're modifying a virus and subjecting it to human-like tissue to observe the results. Lab leak and gain of function are inexplicably tied.
I don't know what point the quote is getting to. I already said it wasn't a bioweapon.
- JoBrad 4y agoYou could bio-engineer a virus without gain of function, I presume. My point was that a lab leak does not also mean bio-engineering.
- shrimp_emoji 4y agoI heard that the Wuhan Institute of Virology had inserted furin cleavage sites into random types of viruses in the past and that SARS-CoV-2 is unique among coronaviruses for having a furin cleavage site, but this[0] says otherwise: ``` Furin cleavage sites occurred independently for multiple times in the evolution of the coronavirus family, supporting the natural occurring hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2. ``` 0: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33340798/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33340798/