"Armed with a fake e-mail address, a would-be bioterrorist could probably order the building blocks of a deadly biological weapon online and receive them by post within weeks," reports the Nov. 12 New Scientist magazine. A skilled geneticist with access to a university-level lab could then [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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Reader Comments
Scientists must be bored.
What will they dig up next?
Hey, they’ve isolated the gene that makes us all assholes and soon they’ll be able to synthesize it!
Will they ever isolate the gene for menstrual cramps?
What about big pox that are pleasant? Why do they always have to be small and irritating?
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