Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-28 14:58:46 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 279270BDEEBBF50DBF5F556CBF8E4C6C4E44D9E64FD523FBFC829152BCA0CFE4
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Original Note:
Gain of function research involves making viruses more virulent and/or transmissible in people. The NIH did not fund this research for coronaviruses. The grant, called the DEFUSE grant was never funded, and the research never performed. grant not funded document: https://assets.ctfassets.net/syq3snmxclc9/5OjsrkkXHfuHps6Lek1MO0/5e7a0d86d5d67e8d153555400d9dcd17/defuse-project-rejection-by-darpa.pdf grant: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21066966-defuse-proposal https://www.mintpressnews.com/lab-leak-gain-function-media-myths-swirling-around-wuhan-institute/278555/
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