Why is gain-of-function research is a thing in virology?

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The entire concept is alarming on the surface. The risks seem so profound you’d expect that the benefits would be pretty substantial. But for all the discussion of gain-of-function research that I’ve seen, I haven’t seen an explanation for what it is valuable, let alone what might make it valuable enough to offset the risks…

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In order to learn to fight worse and worse virii, they need to exist so you can test things on them. They enhance them so they can find out ways to kill them. The fact of the matter is that the enhancements are GOING to happen in nature sooner or later.

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