Fauci It s triggered ░░░░░░░░ concern understandably clearly that ░░░░░░░░ you give a gain ░░░░░░░░ function of a pathogenic ░░░░░░░░ to make it more ░░░░░░░░ that s a whole ░░░░░░░░ story than some of ░░░░░░░░ other things we faced ░░░░░░░░ reaction sometimes bordering on ░░░░░░░░ very extreme is shown ░░░░░░░░ this editorial from The ░░░░░░░░ York Times An Engineered ░░░░░░░░ We at NIAID being ░░░░░░░░ major funders of most ░░░░░░░░ not all of these ░░░░░░░░ we obviously were connected ░░░░░░░░ that because they wanted ░░░░░░░░ know Since you are ░░░░░░░░ major funders what kind ░░░░░░░░ research will you fund ░░░░░░░░ of all questions have ░░░░░░░░ up about the concern ░░░░░░░░ the danger of people ░░░░░░░░ you fund NIAID NIH ░░░░░░░░ CDC only funds and ░░░░░░░░ gain a function research ░░░░░░░░ H5N1 highly pathogenic avian ░░░░░░░░ viruses for researchers who ░░░░░░░░ highly trained skilled experienced ░░░░░░░░ adequately regulated Now the ░░░░░░░░ we are here today ░░░░░░░░ this room with H5N1 ░░░░░░░░ pathogenic influenza and we ░░░░░░░░ not in this room ░░░░░░░░ so many of the ░░░░░░░░ gain of function research ░░░░░░░░ we do is because ░░░░░░░░ concern was that the ░░░░░░░░ or information that were ░░░░░░░░ by these experiments might ░░░░░░░░ used by others in ░░░░░░░░ way that could harm ░░░░░░░░ either carelessly in an ░░░░░░░░ fashion by inexperienced people ░░░░░░░░ even by deliberate misuse ░░░░░░░░ s disagreements as to ░░░░░░░░ scientific and or public ░░░░░░░░ value of these experiments ░░░░░░░░ I believe the people ░░░░░░░░ feel that they shouldn ░░░░░░░░ be conducted are in ░░░░░░░░ minority But the bottom ░░░░░░░░ is that gain and ░░░░░░░░ of function research is ░░░░░░░░ to understanding disease pathogenesis ░░░░░░░░ resistance and host responses ░░░░░░░░ well as to developing ░░░░░░░░ techniques of surveillance vaccines ░░░░░░░░ therapeutics.”