More likely that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a lab leak

t the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”

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The Trump administration is preparing an executive order that would halt federal funding, at least temporarily, for a risky and controversial kind of research into viruses that makes the pathogens more dangerous or contagious.

The goal of the order would be to stop scientists with U.S. funding from conducting “gain-of-function” research on viruses that could endanger human health, people familiar with the plans said….

Some Republicans have blamed the Covid-19 pandemic on gain-of-function research. Defenders say it helps scientists assess the potential of pathogens to infect humans and find ways to combat them.

President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, has expressed support for a pause on the research.

Doesn't seem such a bad idea – considering, you know, that it's quite possible that earlier “gain-of-function” research on viruses shut the world down and caused the death of some 7 million people.