Ron Fouchier

摘要

You can't tell if a virus is deadly just by looking at it. When virologists discover a new pathogen, one of the only current ways to take its measure is to put it into lab animals and see how it mutates and spreads. That works, but it can also lead to Frankenviruses that theoretically could escape the lab. A serious concern, hence the need to conduct the work in high-containment labs. So why do we mess around this way? Because it can also help keep us safe.