There is minimal quality data on expert concern on engineered pandemics

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Published on August 9, 2026 5:28 PM GMTVirology is a complex field that requires years of study to enter. As such, we should not expect that we can get a good sense of how concerning engineered pandemics are based on arguments alone. Instead, we should rely on the views of experts. Problematically, though, I think there’s minimal quality data to go off of.As far as I know, there have been three studies asking experts about their concern about engineered pandemics, but two of them have significan...

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