"Concerns Over Gain-of-Function Research: Chinese Scientists Develop 100% Lethal Covid Strain in Mice"

The World Health Organization's call for an international pandemic treaty to combat "Disease X" is seen as ineffective due to past lack of international cooperation and the ongoing risky gain-of-function research on dangerous viruses in countries like the U.S. and China. Concerns have been raised about the development of more lethal coronaviruses, with recent research in China resulting in a virus that is far more deadly than COVID-19. Experts emphasize the need for a moratorium on gain-of-function research and a scaled-up biosecurity system to address the threat posed by bioengineered pathogens.