Synthetic biology has reignited the debate over destroying remaining smallpox samples in the U.S. and Russia. The ability to construct the virus artificially, some public health experts argue, would eliminate any relevance of laboratory stockpiles.
Synthetic biology has reignited the debate over destroying remaining smallpox samples in the U.S. and Russia. The ability to construct the virus artificially, some public health experts argue, would eliminate any relevance of laboratory stockpiles.
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