Harvard's Meselson asks if current lab guidelines are adequate. With WIV testing new coronaviruses at BSL2, it's a valid question.
BTW that's Meselson of the Meselson-Stahl work. He's a giant in genetics and an expert in biosafety. Finally @nytimes interviews the right person.
BTW that's Meselson of the Meselson-Stahl work. He's a giant in genetics and an expert in biosafety. Finally @nytimes interviews the right person.
https://twitter.com/R_H_Ebright/status/1406636505636933632
I took and TA'ed genetics with Meselson in college. He was working on biosafety and bioweapons then, so has accumulated a lot of knowledge on the subject over decades.
"There’s a huge difference between people who are still trying to prove a point against emotional opposition and people who can look back and say, ‘Yeah, yeah, I was right,’” Dr. Meselson said.
“One of them fuels wars. The other is history. We need to get all these things solved. We need history, we don’t need all this emotion.” As sharp as ever.
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