canihaveuhhh t1_iss286c wrote on October 18, 2022 at 8:15 AM Reply to comment by mitcom in Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, more lethal COVID strain in lab - Researchers at Boston University added a spike protein from the Omicron variant with the original Wuhan strain, which has an 80% kill rate (in certain mice) by izumi3682 You’re correct, becoming less lethal and more contagious is the natural evolution of viruses, but this isn’t natural, this is artificial. Permalink Parent 3
canihaveuhhh t1_iss286c wrote
Reply to comment by mitcom in Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, more lethal COVID strain in lab - Researchers at Boston University added a spike protein from the Omicron variant with the original Wuhan strain, which has an 80% kill rate (in certain mice) by izumi3682
You’re correct, becoming less lethal and more contagious is the natural evolution of viruses, but this isn’t natural, this is artificial.