Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I would agree that GoF for anything which can infect humans, or important livestock (ex. cows), or important biosphere organisms (ex bees) should be done in extremely tightly controlled conditions. With weeks or months -long work shifts and strict quarantine for those coming off shift.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT - I can certainly see the advantages (Hell, the NECESSITY) of such precautions. I still haven't understood the putative advantages of doing it at all though, unless you are searching for a biowarfare capability. Which I sort of thought we renounced with the Biological Weapons Convention.
https://www.state.gov/biological-weapons-convention/