“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 use the DNA to create Ebola, smallpox, the 1918 flu, or other potential bioweapons.… return to article
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Reader Comments (5)Page 1 of 1 pagesHey, they’ve isolated the gene that makes us all assholes and soon they’ll be able to synthesize it!
Posted by wileywitch on Jan 18, 2006 at 11:01 PM Will they ever isolate the gene for menstrual cramps?
Posted by wileywitch on Jan 21, 2006 at 12:04 AM What about big pox that are pleasant? Why do they always have to be small and irritating?
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