That’s just wild. The one silver lining to T2 is that I’m not shocked by anything anymore. It’s still outrageous, but the surprise is gone.

  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    It is obvious and clear that the critical sequences responsible for the jump to humans exist in wild type form in nature.

    In theory. In practice no evidence of these stages has been found.

    However it would be feasible to simulate the conditions required in a lab environment.

    Controlled funding for gain of function research does not mean all lab work should stop.

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      Let me know how “gain of function” research is different than using plasmids. I’ll wait.