Yeah, I was wondering that too, although I’m not sure where to find information on that. Just to get a good prior, one relevant question is: how quickly has the total amount of gain-of-function research worldwide been growing (or shrinking?) over time? Like, if the field has grown 10x over the last five years, then it’s much less of a surprise to see another pandemic leak so soon after the last one.
Yeah, I was wondering that too, although I’m not sure where to find information on that. Just to get a good prior, one relevant question is: how quickly has the total amount of gain-of-function research worldwide been growing (or shrinking?) over time? Like, if the field has grown 10x over the last five years, then it’s much less of a surprise to see another pandemic leak so soon after the last one.