The dangerous biology of pathogenic germs
The convergence of biotechnologies with other disciplines, including computer science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), may make it possible to carry out dangerous genetic manipulations on pathogenic germs, as the gain-of-function experiments exacerbating virulence, as those carried out on myxovirus...
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2024-09-01
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| description | The convergence of biotechnologies with other disciplines, including computer science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), may make it possible to carry out dangerous genetic manipulations on pathogenic germs, as the gain-of-function experiments exacerbating virulence, as those carried out on myxoviruses and coronaviruses. Moreover, it is now possible to chemically synthesise any microorganism from in silico sequences, including the most dangerous viruses (poxviruses, Ebola, etc.), whose sequences are accessible. It might even be possible to use AI to design new germs that could be used as biological weapons. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-955667e817b742ef968834b8e9f45ecb2025-02-07T10:37:47ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus Biologies1768-32382024-09-01347G1778610.5802/crbiol.15710.5802/crbiol.157The dangerous biology of pathogenic germsBerche, Patrick0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-1564Emeritus Professor at the Université Paris Cité, Member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine, FranceThe convergence of biotechnologies with other disciplines, including computer science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), may make it possible to carry out dangerous genetic manipulations on pathogenic germs, as the gain-of-function experiments exacerbating virulence, as those carried out on myxoviruses and coronaviruses. Moreover, it is now possible to chemically synthesise any microorganism from in silico sequences, including the most dangerous viruses (poxviruses, Ebola, etc.), whose sequences are accessible. It might even be possible to use AI to design new germs that could be used as biological weapons.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.157/Gain-of-functionSynthetic biologyBiological weaponsBiosecurity |
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| title | The dangerous biology of pathogenic germs |
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| title_short | The dangerous biology of pathogenic germs |
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| topic | Gain-of-function Synthetic biology Biological weapons Biosecurity |
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