= Synthetic virus
{tag=Virus}
Man-made <virus>!
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_virology
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_virus
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-it-possible-to-enginee/
* https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/22/723582726/scientists-modify-viruses-with-crispr-to-create-new-weapon-against-superbugs
TODO: if we had cheap <de novo DNA synthesis>, how hard would it be to bootstrap a virus culture from that? https://github.com/cirosantilli/cirosantilli.github.io/issues/60
Is it easy to <transfect> a cell with the synthesized DNA, and get it to generate full infectious viral particles?
If so, then <de novo DNA synthesis> would be very similar to 3D printed guns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printed_firearms[].
It might already be possible to order dissimulated sequences online:
* https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/14/terrorism.topstories3
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{title=3D Printed Guns Are Easy To Make And Impossible To Stop by VICE News (2018)}
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