Halt this gain of function research and lock up these people.
The world is in danger again from these sick scientists and the crazies who fund them.
Shut it down and raze the labs.
Yes. And, should we be surprised with this ‘report’?
(From the article) :"Back in 2022, during the early days of the “bird flu” pandemic,
I wondered if the H5N1 strain of bird flu was a gain-of-function creation."
"The reason for it was two-fold. One was the high kill ratio. While a new virus might have a high infection fatality rate,
100% fatality would only likely be achieved if the virus genetics were rearranged to target a host species."
"The second reason was that the Chinese were reportedly experimenting with the H5N1 strain.
Since 2019, we have all enjoyed the novel coronavirus they generated in their Wuhan labs."
"While I may have been right about the gain-of-function (GOF), I was wrong about the laboratory.
It turns out this frankenvirus might be a joint American and Dutch creation." (Emphasis Mine)
"And, as with China, poor biosafety practices may have been a contributing factor."
“Proximal Origin of Epidemic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b and Spread by Migratory Waterfowl” by Nicolas Hulscher,
co-authored with John Leake and Peter A. McCullough, investigates the potential laboratory origins of the highly pathogenic avian influenza
(HPAI) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype B3.13, which has been causing outbreaks in various animal species and sporadic human infections."
"The paper was published in Poultry, Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences in November 2024.
The study suggests that this strain may have emerged from gain-of-function research conducted at two specific facilities:
the USDA Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory (SEPRL) in Athens, Georgia, and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands."
FlyingEagle :" Halt this gain of function research and lock up these people.
The world is in danger again from these sick scientists and the crazies who fund them.
Shut it down and raze the labs."
"The authors start by looking at HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b [which is the initial strain that has morphed into the “bird flu” that I have been covering as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenze (HPAI) since 2022]."
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