[TazeTSchnitzel]

The argument the post is presenting seems like it could be a straw man. Gain-of-function research would surely be useful to things other than vaccines, which might even be more important than vaccines? For example, figuring out in what conditions viruses jump hosts and therefore how to reduce the likelihood of new epidemics.

[onlyrealcuzzo]

Why wouldn't Gain-of-Function be helpful for research on oncolytic viruses (viruses that target cancer cells)?