by Candace Hathaway on The Blaze
Risky gain-of-function research has never been necessary or beneficial for vaccine development, but it has allowed scientists to collect large taxpayer-funded grants, numerous scientists told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
In virology, gain-of-function research typically involves modifying pathogens to be more infectious and lethal.
While the recent COVID outbreak cannot be verifiably and indisputably traced back to gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the controversy has encouraged more scientists to speak out against the risky experimentation.
Additionally, other confirmed lab leaks have resulted in unnecessary and avoidable outbreaks, including an anthrax leak that infected 10 American researchers in 2014 and a smallpox leak that infected Birmingham, England, residents in 1978.
Supporters of the dangerous research argue that it aids in vaccine development and allows scientists to have an edge in preventing future virus outbreaks. Critics insist that the medical benefits of gain-of-function research have never been actualized but remain only “theoretical.”
Dr. Hideki Kakeya, an engineering professor at Japan’s University of Tsukuba, told the DCNF, “As far as I know, they are all theoretical and no beneficial examples in the real world exist.”
“There is a slim chance of GoF contributing to therapeutics in the real world. It’s often the case that scientists lie to get huge grants,” Kakeya added.
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In order to take the cv19 gain of function theory seriously, you have to believe in a deadly virus. In which case, why all the lies and massaged figures (shots in the head etc put down as cv19 deaths)? I did hear from one friend who swore he was terribly sick in March 2020. It is possible that they tried to create a viral bioweapon, but it fizzled out very early. But figures from Wuhan in March 2020 indicated mortality matching life expectancy, except that no kid under the age of eight died. These figures have been confirmed multiple times since. #savegrandma
It was produced in a Fauci controlled bio-weapons lab, but what was released (deliberately?) wasn’t weapons grade, if it was it would have been a lot more deadly. The Chinese took it very seriously because they knew the type of establishment where it had come from, but it wasn’t really a big deal.
The Andromeda Strain (1971)