Oops:
Gotta say, accidental gain of function research really isn't encouraging. They were trying to make a contraceptive vaccine! Which is an amazing idea, but... well, it really didn't go as anticipated:
There's a sort of Killer Keystone Cops quality to this, things just keep getting worse:
Here's a very interesting interview with the authors a few years later: europepmc.org
The title is interesting. It really should be "Making a disaster"
The glitter of understanding (per Freeman Dyson):
The interview is amazing throughout:
Lunatics
For calibration, Ramshaw... well, he's certainly a long way outside what I would consider reasonable. But he considers himself a voice of reason compared to others he knows:
This is a very interesting and repeating refrain: how difficult it is to recognize something as dual-use until after the fact:
I have nothing but contempt for this kind of "not-my-problem" attitude. But contempt isn't enough. Criminal liability is interesting to think about
A fascinating outcome:
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