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		LegitShady on April 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “This shouldn’t happen”: Inside the virus-hunting ... gain of function research is more like inventing novel nuclear weapons more likely to kill humans to study bomb shelter and anti radiagion technology than any drill. the pathogens created are not drills.

justapassenger on April 1, 2022 [–]

Only if nuclear weapons would evolve by its own, and on insanely much higher speed than what you can invent.

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