[kevlened]

This is fantastic news. I recommend listening to Rob Reid's interview with Kevin Esvelt on the topic.

The gist is the program was designed to find potential viruses, then share them openly so countries without resources for this research could still prepare for future viruses. Obviously, open access to recipes for pandemic-grade viruses means they could also be used for nefarious means.

It's worth listening to the analysis as Rob Reid is an excellent interviewer and Kevin Esvelt is an expert in the field (he's at the forefront of gene drives).

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr28XeVYm8U

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qWiCan9lAMnVrWqzpdHoI?si=0...

[Kerb_]

China hiding evidence of a pandemic-grade virus is exactly why it spread globally before anyone was able to do Jack shit about it

[TurkishPoptart]

And why did the U.S. never restrict flights from China until months later?