The thought that someone could earnestly consider using the virus as a biological weapon deadens the spirit. If that is the case, it makes little difference whether or not we maintain our viral stores. Our future will not be determined by whether or not we keep the virus, grow the virus, mutate the virus. Our hope is in the gossamer connection between our minds, our hearts, our music, our philosophy, our science, our courage, our dreams. All these are parts of the fabric of our lives.
Nothing is separate.
Richard Levin is a professor of biology at Oberlin.