Can Pandemic Enhancement Research Really Kill a Billion People?

"There's just the one con, but it's like the only thing that matters. And so just pointing to the benefits of the research is kind of beside the point if you haven't resolved the concern that this research could easily kill a billion people," he says. "I think, personally, think the data on accidents suggest that the risk is sufficiently high that it's definitely not worth it." 'It becomes very personal, because no verologist thinks that their lab could have a leak'