About this episode
Payne Lindsey explores the controversial claims surrounding the potential engineering of a virus through gain-of-function research.
A natural disaster—or the result of science gone too far? Payne Lindsey digs through filmmaker Jenner Furst’s raw interview tapes with claims that the virus may have been engineered through gain-of-function research. From secret calls to government funding trails, Payne unpacks one of the most dangerous scientific debates on Earth. Want more? Watch Thank You, Dr. Fauci now at www.angel.com/guild/join/thank-you-dr-fauci
People in this episode
Hosts: Payne Lindsey, Jenner Furst
Topics covered
- natural disaster
- gain-of-function research
- scientific debate
- government funding
- virus engineering
Keywords
- natural disaster
- gain-of-function
- virus
- scientific debate
- government funding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dr. Fauci, TFLabs, Audacy, Angel
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