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Should scientists self-govern for biosecurity risks?

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Posted: Dec 8, 2006

Scientist, Police Thyself

By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Thanks to advances in synthetic genomics, an aspiring bioterrorist could turn a harmless virus into a deadly strain—or make a killer bug from scratch—by ordering some strands of DNA. Yesterday, an independent group of biologists and security experts confronted this threat by issuing a draft report that lays out options for regulating commercial gene synthesis and academic research in the field.

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