We should stop all GOFROC (AKA ePPP) immediately. The risks already experienced (millions of deaths, economies devastated, untold numbers driven into poverty and starvation, mental health catastrophe, educational deficits, etc.) cannot possibly be counterbalanced by the totally theoretical and as of yet unrealized benefits. In addition, …
We should stop all GOFROC (AKA ePPP) immediately. The risks already experienced (millions of deaths, economies devastated, untold numbers driven into poverty and starvation, mental health catastrophe, educational deficits, etc.) cannot possibly be counterbalanced by the totally theoretical and as of yet unrealized benefits. In addition, we can never provide one dime of funding to authoritarian countries (can you say China). If a lab leak happens in an authoritarian country, the involved scientists can either inform the world of the catastrophe, or they can keep quiet and protect themselves and their family from certain imprisonment or more likely death. Not ideal conditions under which to conduct GOFROC research!!
We should stop all GOFROC (AKA ePPP) immediately. The risks already experienced (millions of deaths, economies devastated, untold numbers driven into poverty and starvation, mental health catastrophe, educational deficits, etc.) cannot possibly be counterbalanced by the totally theoretical and as of yet unrealized benefits. In addition, we can never provide one dime of funding to authoritarian countries (can you say China). If a lab leak happens in an authoritarian country, the involved scientists can either inform the world of the catastrophe, or they can keep quiet and protect themselves and their family from certain imprisonment or more likely death. Not ideal conditions under which to conduct GOFROC research!!