Bioerror to bioterror - what if a human-engineered virus escaped the lab? Part 1

from Science Friction · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Scientists can now 'engineer' biological organisms never before found in Nature. What if they make a mistake, and a synthetic virus escapes the lab? Or a rogue mind turns to synthetic biology to wage bioterror? Is anyone watching?

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