How did coronavirus gain-of-function research get started? It began in 2004 shortly after Congress passed the BioShield Act "to accelerate the research, development, purchase, and availability of effective medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats [CBRN]." This ushered in a research bonanza and government dollars flowed all over the world--including to Wuhan. Courtesy AMI365.

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