ExpressLane (07-25-2021), goat (07-25-2021), Stretch (07-25-2021)
Gain-of-function research (GoF research or GoFR) is medical research that alters an organism or disease in a way that increases pathogenesis, transmissibility, or host range (the types of hosts that a microorganism can infect). This research is intended to reveal targets to better predict emerging infectious diseases and to develop vaccines and therapeutics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gain...ction_research
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Since there’s been so much talk about ‘only the experts know what GOF research is’ I thought posting the definition would be helpful. From left leaning Wiki no less.
Rand Paul defined it more explicitly to Fauci in the recent hearing but all that’s necessary to understand GOF are the general principles involved: increasing transmissibility and/or virulence of a pathogen via genetic engineering.
It can be used for benign purposes or it can be used to kill people. In the latter sense, the bug has been ‘weaponized’.
Post provided strictly for educational purposes and as a public service.
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
ExpressLane (07-25-2021), goat (07-25-2021), Stretch (07-25-2021)
I love it when a scientifically-illiterate boob posts an OP purporting to explain the concept. The delicious, delicious irony! WTG, 61!
"Conservatism is the blind and fear-filled worship of dead radicals." -- Mark Twain
Althea (07-25-2021), AProudLefty (07-25-2021), Cypress (07-25-2021), Guno צְבִי (07-25-2021)
Glad you were able to google that term you didn't know of two months ago, redneck.
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Althea (07-25-2021)
61, you are not supposed to mock others as scientifically illiterate when you yourself did not know what the term meant 48 hours ago.
Scientific illiteracy is young earth creationism or anti-vax hysteria.
No one expects the general public to know anything about obscure and esoteric scientific terms and concepts.
If someone does not know what a Higgs boson or lepton are, I am not going to hold it against them. It does not make them deficient in the slightest way.
Moron thinks it sounds medical so it in his apparent domain. He actually thinks he has cred. LMAO.
I might have given him some cred if he didn't play hide the pickle with his credentials like it's a state secret. As it is and given his opinions (say masks and vaccines and pandemic severity)
he is not even in that industry and never was. My neighbor is an ENT resident from Duke. His kids like to visit my kid and use our pool so we get to talk. He doesn't understand these Trumfucking rubes even though he is conservative by pedigree.
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Liar.
Leaving the question of origin aside, wtf with funding gain of function research in a communist country with US tax dollars? I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Who’s idea was this? Fauci’s?
https://www.justplainpolitics.com/sh...ction+research
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May 5th 2021. Seems I was ahead of Rand Paul.
Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017
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