From recent Senate Homeland Security Subcomitte Hearings on Gain of Function* Research. 

*Gain of Function: “Any organism can acquire a new ability or property, or ‘gain’ a ‘function.’ This can happen through natural selection or a researcher’s experiments. In research, many different types of experiments generate functions, and some pose certain safety and security concerns.” Source: What is ‘gain-of-function’ and why does it matter in the search for SARS-CoV-2’s origins?, 

See what you think. – pbn