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No, not all labs working on viruses do research on dangerous viruses. Bacteriophages for instance, are a deep research topic, and (aside from potential effects

No, not all labs working on viruses do research on dangerous viruses. Bacteriophages for instance, are a deep research topic, and (aside from potential effects on our microbiome) are completely benign to humans. That's just one of many counterexamples.

th0ma5 3y ago
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- inciampati 3y ago
  They prefaced the statement with "most importantly" so it seems they thought it was their key point.
  - th0ma5 3y ago
    What secure labs don't work on dangerous viruses? I guess I now wonder about your correction heh.
bryanlarsen 3y ago
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- asynchronous 3y ago
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  - andsoitis 3y ago
    > what ended up leaking from the lab was a coronavirus Did a coronavirus leak from the lab?
  - foldr 3y ago
    These coincidences can happen. For example, Russian disinformation exploited the coincidental location of the Salisbury poisonings (near Porton Down).
P_I_Staker 3y ago
He's talking about the good researchers, I think. They're looking at dangerous viruses.