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To be fair one might need to compare the number of lives saved via lab virus research versus the number of lives lost via lab virus leaks. Either way viruses a
by mikem170 4y ago
To be fair one might need to compare the number of lives saved via lab virus research versus the number of lives lost via lab virus leaks.
Either way viruses are going to continue to jump from animals to people.
- jonhohle 4y agoA virus research goes beyond lives saved or lost. COVID was a titanic shift in culture, economies, and foreign relations. I’d probably take the position that lab leaks are some fraction as probable as novel animal to human transmission. However, virus mutation pressure in labs can take place significantly faster and in a preferred direction. Labs that make medical breakthroughs through viral research reap the rewards. Shouldn’t they also bear the responsibility of making the world while when there are leaks?
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