The urgency of improving biosecurity measures

It shouldn't be easy to recreate the 1918 flu virus

May 23, 2024 Check out STAT+

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A conversation with researcher Kevin Esvelt on the urgency of improving biosecurity measures If you ask a chatbot how to cause a pandemic, it will suggest the 1918 influenza virus, according to researcher Kevin Esvelt, a biologist and professor at MIT. It will even tell you where to find the gene sequences online and where to purchase the genetic components.  In this episode of the "First Opinion Podcast," Esvelt sat down with host Pat Skerrett to chat about the amazing things genetic technology can accomplish when used correctly, as well as the dangers of such technology in the hands of someone with bad intentions. LISTEN NOW

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