Inoculating science against potential pandemics and information hazards.
The recent de novo assembly of horsepox is an instructive example of an information hazard: published methods enabling poxvirus synthesis led to media coverage spelling out the implications, efficiently disseminating true information that might be used to cause harm. Whether or not the benefits just...
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| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6171951?pdf=render |