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> Most importantly, the general reader should know that all labs researching viruses do research on dangerous viruses. After all there is no incentive to resear
by living_room_pc 3y ago
> Most importantly, the general reader should know that all labs researching viruses do research on dangerous viruses. After all there is no incentive to research benign viruses.
That is completely untrue. Agricultural labs for instance research plant viruses which are _incompatible_ with humans completely. Still these plant virus would have to be researched under stringent isolation because of the damage they may pose to crops.
> Most importantly, the general reader should know
Speak on our level, don't baby us.
- th0ma5 3y ago[flagged]
- pcrh 3y agoAgricultural viruses are dangerous to human food security. At least the ones under study usually are.
- peteradio 3y ago> Most importantly, the general reader should know that all labs researching viruses do research on dangerous viruses. After all there is no incentive to research benign viruses. So the fact that the Wuhan lab worked on coronaviruses is not in itself an indication of any ill-intent. What exactly are you trying to say here anyway? If they were researching some other virus type it wouldn't be getting a look. But they were researching coronavirus.