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Re:Garage Biohacking by AngryParsley on Thursday March 11, 2010 @03:51AM (#1183351)
There are also risks to this technology becoming cheaper. Genomes for lethal viruses are available for free online. Here are some smallpox strains: http://www.poxvirus.org/viruses.asp?taxnode_id=1027 Here's Zaire Ebolavirus: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/EU224440.1?ordinalpos=1&...

The technology to get from a genome to a virus is expensive today, but it's getting cheaper quickly. If costs continue to decrease, bioweapons will be affordable to individuals instead of only nations.

Re:Garage Biohacking by kiba on Thursday March 11, 2010 @05:46AM (#1183490)
Is there a mean to combat the threat of biological warfare since we cannot stop the proliferation of this technology?

Perhaps, people will starts to inject themselves all manners of viruses and bacterias designed to combat totally unknown threats?

Re:Garage Biohacking by AngryParsley on Thursday March 11, 2010 @07:12AM (#1183580)
I'd bet good money that biotech is similar to the majority of technologies: offense beats defense. A thousand things have to work just right for a human being to stay alive. Only one thing needs to go wrong for them to die.