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[–] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

You can set up a genetic engineering lab for under 5000 bucks in your garage, and I would prefer you not being able to google how to DIY some super-ebola, thank you very much.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Look, we need to open source genetic engineering.

    Some bastard will create super-ebola, sure, but some proactive individuals will quickly create a free vaccine for it, and for cancer and the common cold. (It will also turn you into a literal furry, of course, but that's probably a price worth paying.)

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Unfortunately causing damage is almost always much easier than protecting against it. For a deadly virus this seems especially true because someone could have a lab in their garage and die once it's created, but to study it afterward would require extreme care.

    So say a few bastards release 1000 variants of different super-viruses instead of just one. Then the research and infrastructure needed to counter them multiply potentially to an unrealistic level.

    Also if someone can create super-ebola, that doesn't mean a vaccine could also be created.

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