Re: [DIYbio] Re: PBS: Downloadable Gun Parts, Personalized Bioterror: the Downside of Innovation

On Sun, May 6, 2012 at 3:33 AM, Jonathan Cline <jncline@gmail.com> wrote:
>> There are many other technologies that we use on a daily basis that are
>> comparatively lethal (automobiles, pharmaceuticals, etc) and generally
>> accepted.
>
> Those technologies are not possibly contagious.  Or "against god's will."

Several fringe Christian denominations reject pharmaceuticals (and
medical intervention in general), preferring prayer instead. This
probably has something to do with why they're so small in number.

Somewhat relatedly, Dan Kaminsky tweeted a really nice analysis of the
recent H1N1 paper:
http://www.metafilter.com/115573/The-Avian-Flu-Transparency-vs-Public-Safety#4326172.
I particularly like this remark: "So if you were a bio-terrorist, and
all you cared about was making the virus deadly, and didn't care
anything about how it works, then all you'd have to do is buy some
ferrets and a sick chicken."

--mlp

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