Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-12 06:51:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97A8B0FFA37E856E478FF8D7CBECA497D3A0CD06BC2BD09E6561766665D1934D
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Original Note:
Neither NIH nor NIAID have ever approved any grant that would have supported “gain-of-function” research on coronaviruses that would have increased their transmissibility or lethality for humans. https://nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/statement-misinformation-about-nih-support-specific-gain-function-research The DEFUSE grant was never funded and research never performed: https://assets.ctfassets.net/syq3snmxclc9/5OjsrkkXHfuHps6Lek1MO0/5e7a0d86d5d67e8d153555400d9dcd17/defuse-project-rejection-by-darpa.pdf
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