How A Tilt Toward Safety Stopped A Scientist's Virus Research
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/11/07/361219361/how-a-tilt-toward-safety-stopped-a-scientists-virus-research
Well this issue is big here in the Synthetic Bio community.
Well this issue is big here in the Synthetic Bio community.
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I think that kind of thinking is crazy. I think we should stress test all pathogens and maximize them for destruction (in a controlled environment) do we can create counter measures in advance. Also because it is science, and needs to be explored.
As mentioned, the gap between public understanding and researchers understanding is pretty big. Unfortunately democracy sides with the masses, which is never the best solution.