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2022-12-29 07:14:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EFD15F4DD3CC134F1DE6FCE13CE1A29B41F9F73CDEF3470B680415F8C22DF8F7
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Original Note:
It is incorrect to assert that the primary purpose of GoF research is to necessarily create bioweapons. "It particularly refers to seeing how a pathogen might be able to change... Viruses are constantly mutating, and GoF work is an attempt to... anticipate what might come next" https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/gain-function
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