:This instance calls to mind [[Obama]] rescinding an [[E.O.]] that banned [[gain of function]] research in the [[US]] days before leaving office. The ban is why [[Fauci]] moved the research to [[Wuhan]], [[China]]. In both cases, political machinations of lower-level White House operatives may be at work, and neither Trump nor Obama personally may have been aware since the normal review process is disrupted in the rush to get things done. | :This instance calls to mind [[Obama]] rescinding an [[E.O.]] that banned [[gain of function]] research in the [[US]] days before leaving office. The ban is why [[Fauci]] moved the research to [[Wuhan]], [[China]]. In both cases, political machinations of lower-level White House operatives may be at work, and neither Trump nor Obama personally may have been aware since the normal review process is disrupted in the rush to get things done. |