Absolutely, if so many scientists are raising concerns it tells how serious the risks are. It’s not good to pause exciting research, but it is necessary to understand the dangers first. Thank you 

Imyourfed

We're on the same page here...

And given the document in Science has been signed by a lot of scientists, it likely means the danger is real as they are going against their innate scientific curiosity with such stance.

south_korea_ln

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‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: call for halt on mirror microbe research

I think there’s value in balancing curiosity driven science with precautions. Maybe stronger global guidelines and more transparency could help reduce risks and still allowing research to move forward carefully. I just don’t want to see another infectious strain that could destroy any kind of life, so I felt the need to comment on it. 