On the other hand, gain of function research is both probably not very useful and unnecessarily risky. Many think it likely that COVID was caused by it; even if you don’t, it seems likely that such research could cause similar pandemics.
(I don’t think this is the place to argue about whether COVID specifically was caused by gain of function research, so suggest that replies to this comment not be about that)
On the other hand, gain of function research is both probably not very useful and unnecessarily risky. Many think it likely that COVID was caused by it; even if you don’t, it seems likely that such research could cause similar pandemics.
(I don’t think this is the place to argue about whether COVID specifically was caused by gain of function research, so suggest that replies to this comment not be about that)