#fearmongering
On Mar 5, 11:00 pm, Chris Templeman <christemple...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting article from the standpoint of the completely disparate points
> of view.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/06/health/amateur-biologists-are-new-f...
>
> The range from whether it is possible to create H1N1 is pretty broad...
>
> compare for instance:
> "If you are a farmer somewhere in China, you could do it," said Dr.
> Mueller, the virologist at Stony Brook.
>
> versus
>
> The synthesis companies are on the lookout for matches between requested
> DNA and the genomes of dangerous pathogens. But some experts say such
> safeguards are hardly airtight. "You could imagine a determined actor could
> cleverly disguise orders," Dr. Casadevall said. "I have a lot of respect
> for human ingenuity."
>
> Do you need gene synthesis to make the next "killer flu" or just a few
> barnyard animals?
>
> -Chris
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