Genetic enhancement in that sense, sounds like ‘componentially’ changing the way an organism works, Changing an organism in that fashion, would essentially make them a different organism. Enhancement means making a species’ components to work better, but with the same components in place, sort of like a human does by doing body-building.
Yet, the Covid virus, or the corona virus, is still essentially the same virus, and the gain of function virus in question, is still the same virus with enhanced features that it came with. Bigger, better, faster, does not mean a different organism has been created. Covid-19 had/has variations since it came to infect people in 2019, but, those variations did not result in a different species. Does gain of function result in a different species, or are we talking about ‘gain a function’, which would mean just an enhanced virus with the same components?
I never suggested that a ‘different’ organism - much less a different species! - had been ‘created’. And yes - the term ‘gain of function’ indicates an enhancement of what is already there; it doesn’t indicate ‘gaining A function’, which you suggest say presents ‘no difference’ in meaning.
You know what? I think you should find the person who named this type of research and tell him/her that they were very mistaken in their choice of terms. I’m sure that will be a much more satisfying argument for you.