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TPMJB 1 point ago +1 / -0

You are misinterpreting what the article is saying. They used a pseudovirus system of HIV origin.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rmv.1963

"The HIV‐1 packaging system is the most widely used pseudovirus packaging system. To make this packaging system, HIV genes are selectively cloned into DNA vectors. Specifically, 2 to 4 plasmids are used as the vectors, a strategy that aims to minimize viral gene recombination and thereby reduce the possibility of reversion to the WT virus. Table 1 lists the currently used HIV‐1‐based systems. "

This is for cell-based assays, not for "gain of function experiments." I'm not going to explain cell-based assays to you. Instead of jumping to conclusions, you should have researched terms you don't understand.

I explained exactly how this happened and gave a very plausible mechanism behind it. If you don't believe me, that's fine. Say, how long have you worked in vaccine research?