We need something like that to deal with the danger of genetically modified viruses causing pandemics. Covid may or may not have leaked from a lab in Wuhan but the investigation has been kind of shockingly bad with scientists in charge calling anyone suggesting that conspiracy theorists while privately saying a lab leak was "so friggin likely."
Just recently is was reported that Chinese scientists were experimenting with a new Covid-like virus where every rodent that was infected with the pathogen died within eight days, which the researchers described as 'surprisingly' quick. This time it's a Pangolin virus rather than a bat one though still on humanised mice. I think a rule that anyone doing such research would have to get say $100bn liability insurance first might make them more cautious. Covid cost $12.5
trillion + according to the IMF and with deaths ~100x all aviation accidents in history.
Just recently is was reported that Chinese scientists were experimenting with a new Covid-like virus where every rodent that was infected with the pathogen died within eight days, which the researchers described as 'surprisingly' quick. This time it's a Pangolin virus rather than a bat one though still on humanised mice. I think a rule that anyone doing such research would have to get say $100bn liability insurance first might make them more cautious. Covid cost $12.5 trillion + according to the IMF and with deaths ~100x all aviation accidents in history.
(Pangolin virus https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-experimenting-with-100...)