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2024-05-05 22:34:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BEE18E9C7A2E77A84F490D1E83D4AD310182F9B3F67BB837A7AE90BEF2475C23
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Misleading. This screenshot for WIV-1 research in mammals, not SARS-CoV-2 Neither NIH nor NIAID ever approved grants that would have supported “gain-of-function” research on coronaviruses that would have increased their transmissibility or lethality for humans. https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/statement-misinformation-about-nih-support-specific-gain-function-research https://www.mintpressnews.com/lab-leak-gain-function-media-myths-swirling-around-wuhan-institute/278555/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211020225035/https://republicans-energycommerce.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NIH-Document-Production-Cover-Letter-2021.10.20_McMorris-Rodgers.pdf
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