Rational Discourse on Virology and Pandemics

被引：3

作者：

Bahry, David ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Carleton Univ, Dept Biol, Ottawa, ON, Canada

来源：

MBIO | 2023年 / 14卷 / 03期

关键词：

COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; gain of function; laboratory leak; public trust in science; zoonosis; CHINA; TRANSMISSION; SARS-COV-2; VIRUS;

D O I：

10.1128/mbio.00313-23

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

A group of 156 virologists, including American Society of Microbiology journal editors-in-chief, has recently published across three ASM journals a "call for rational discourse" on such important topics as the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and gain of function research (e.g., F. Goodrum et al., mBio 14:e0018823, 2023, https://doi.org/10 .1128/mbio.00188-23). Here, I answer the call, arguing that the origin of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown; that continued premature downplaying of a possible laboratory origin, now accompanied by a denial that this was ever so dismissed, undermines public trust in science; and that the benefits from risky gain-of-function research-of-concern are fewer than Goodrum et al. imply.

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