yarrrivMar 1, 2023
is there a reason to care about the origin of the virus other than scoring points on twitter?
Show threadNumber One Shoup FanMar 1, 2023
@yarrriv If it's from a lab leak AND from gain of function research then gain of function research maybe should be discouraged.
If it's zoönotic then we should probably work harder to surveil some animal populations in SE Asia/discourage interaction there.
Show threadyarrrivMar 1, 2023
@OneShoup but shouldn't in practice we do both of these? We know that both are unsafe, whether we think the likelihood is 30% covid came from a lab and 70% from a wet market or vice versa.
Show threadNumber One Shoup Fan
@yarrriv There is not a consensus that gain of function research is unsafe among the research community. Personally, I don't feel like I know enough to say.
Mar 1, 2023 at 4:16pmWeb