The field of 'synthetic biology' is in its infancy. Experts working within the field believe that our expertise is out-accelerating natural evolution by a factor of millions of years - and some warn that synthetic biology could spin out of control. It could lead to a world where hackers could engineer viruses or bacteria to control human minds.
Researchers predict a world where we can 'print' DNA, and even 'decode' it. A literal virus - injected into a 'host' in the guise of a vaccine, say - could be used to control behaviour. Synthetic biology will lead to new forms of bioterrorism. Bio-crime today is akin to computer crime in the early Eighties, Few initially recognized the problem - but it grew exponentially.
Researchers predict a world where we can 'print' DNA, and even 'decode' it. A literal virus - injected into a 'host' in the guise of a vaccine, say - could be used to control behaviour. Synthetic biology will lead to new forms of bioterrorism. Bio-crime today is akin to computer crime in the early Eighties, Few initially recognized the problem - but it grew exponentially.More information:
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