'''Gain of function''' ('''GoF''') research is when scientists in a laboratory purposefully cause mutations that give viruses new abilities, such as transmissibility from animals to humans.
'''Gain of function''' ('''GoF''') research is when scientists in a laboratory purposefully cause mutations that give viruses new abilities, such as transmissibility from animals to humans.
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The National Institute of Health (NIH) overseen by Dr. [[Anthiony Fauci]], redefined gain of function two days before admitting Anthony Fauci funded gain of function research on bats carrying the [[coronavirus]] at the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] (WIV).<ref>https://noqreport.com/2021/10/22/nih-scrubbed-redefined-gain-of-function-research-on-website-two-days-before-releasing-letter-admitting-they-funded-it/</ref>
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The National Institute of Health (NIH) overseen by Dr. [[Anthony Fauci]], redefined gain of function two days before admitting Anthony Fauci funded gain of function research on bats carrying the [[coronavirus]] at the [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]] (WIV).<ref>https://noqreport.com/2021/10/22/nih-scrubbed-redefined-gain-of-function-research-on-website-two-days-before-releasing-letter-admitting-they-funded-it/</ref>