[farseer]

It could be a random lab in Cambodia, run by a professor with dreams and ambitions for fame and fortune. The point is you can't really regulate gain of function research. Pandemic preparation has to keep that in mind. That includes isolating countries immediately after a disease of unknown origin is found.

[matkoniecz]

You can, in the same way as we regulate murder.

It will not be 100% efficient, but reduction can be achieved.

[bombolo]

Then those countries will just not tell anyone.