If the cat is out of the bag and you are trying to shut the barn door after the horse ran away, something is wrong with the perspective.
Genome editing has incredible potential, and also incredible risk. In the risk category is weaponizing genetics. There is no reason why an aspiring criminal with a bent for gene editing couldn’t churn out something a lot worse than Covid19.
What can I say, it is assumed that the Spanish flu is a derivative of the H1N1 virus with only a few mutations.
what made it so deadly.
So maybe I’m wrong, the couple of extra genes cause a small but deadly mutation.
I think the chance that you can use it as a weapon is very high. if you cause the right „mutations“ of viruses or…. when they found out what made the spanish flu so dangerous and could also transmit it to other viruses… I don’t think it’s that so unrealistic to use gen tech as a weapon
but still I can’t help it, if I would 1000% against GMO and sacrifice my life against it, it will happen anyway
Interesting…