Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:33 pm by globalturbo
‘Science Fiction’: Scientists Say Gain-Of-Function Research Has Never Actually Provided Real-World Benefits
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The alleged benefits of dangerous gain-of-function (GoF) research, such as that going on at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) before the COVID-19 pandemic, have never actually manifested in the real world, numerous scientists told the Daily Caller.
In the context of virology, gain-of-function research refers to experimentation that alters pathogens to make them more infectious, more deadly or both. Some experts believe the COVID-19 pandemic may have begun as a result of GoF research gone awry, theorizing researchers at the WIV accidentally leaked the virus from their lab during this dangerous experimentation.
Richard H. Ebright
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"It is a matter of public record, not a ‘conspiracy theory,' that the WIV used NIH funding to conduct gain-of-function research between 2014 and 2019."
dailycaller.com
EXCLUSIVE: Internal Videos Reveal NIH Plan To Keep Money Flowing To Risky Research In Wuhan
An internal NIH presentation reveals that the agency flagged legislative amendments aimed at defunding gain-of-function research as "amendments to watch."
7:33 PM · Dec 13, 2022
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Proponents of GoF research, who typically dismiss the idea that it could have played a role in the outbreak of COVID-19, claim it has several medical benefits. Primarily, they argue it aids in vaccine development and gives researchers a head start on preventing future pandemics. Opponents, however, say those benefits are “all theoretical.”
“As far as I know, they are all theoretical and no beneficial examples in the real world exist,” said Dr. Hideki Kakeya, an engineering professor at Japan’s University of Tsukuba. “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 compared GoF researchers to seismologists in Japan collecting grant money for research on “predicting” earthquakes with little to no success. He wasn’t the only critic to raise financial interests as a reason for scientists to promote GoF work.
CONTINUE HERE: https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/19/gain-function-research-coronavirus-lab-leak/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking&pnespid=ur88BHlOO7hB0eiYoCrvHc7SswL0VJJyIfi9kOU19UxmFM3QqnDZyv4AnWrdEl9B7w1Y.hHMmQ
(Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)
The alleged benefits of dangerous gain-of-function (GoF) research, such as that going on at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) before the COVID-19 pandemic, have never actually manifested in the real world, numerous scientists told the Daily Caller.
In the context of virology, gain-of-function research refers to experimentation that alters pathogens to make them more infectious, more deadly or both. Some experts believe the COVID-19 pandemic may have begun as a result of GoF research gone awry, theorizing researchers at the WIV accidentally leaked the virus from their lab during this dangerous experimentation.
Richard H. Ebright
@R_H_Ebright
·
Follow
"It is a matter of public record, not a ‘conspiracy theory,' that the WIV used NIH funding to conduct gain-of-function research between 2014 and 2019."
dailycaller.com
EXCLUSIVE: Internal Videos Reveal NIH Plan To Keep Money Flowing To Risky Research In Wuhan
An internal NIH presentation reveals that the agency flagged legislative amendments aimed at defunding gain-of-function research as "amendments to watch."
7:33 PM · Dec 13, 2022
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Proponents of GoF research, who typically dismiss the idea that it could have played a role in the outbreak of COVID-19, claim it has several medical benefits. Primarily, they argue it aids in vaccine development and gives researchers a head start on preventing future pandemics. Opponents, however, say those benefits are “all theoretical.”
“As far as I know, they are all theoretical and no beneficial examples in the real world exist,” said Dr. Hideki Kakeya, an engineering professor at Japan’s University of Tsukuba. “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 compared GoF researchers to seismologists in Japan collecting grant money for research on “predicting” earthquakes with little to no success. He wasn’t the only critic to raise financial interests as a reason for scientists to promote GoF work.
CONTINUE HERE: https://dailycaller.com/2022/12/19/gain-function-research-coronavirus-lab-leak/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking&pnespid=ur88BHlOO7hB0eiYoCrvHc7SswL0VJJyIfi9kOU19UxmFM3QqnDZyv4AnWrdEl9B7w1Y.hHMmQ
