• Question: Can you mutate bacteria into germ weapons

    Asked by dabadoodle to Lena, Laura, Sean on 12 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by dawarboss.
    • Photo: Lena Ciric

      Lena Ciric answered on 12 Mar 2012:

      Hi dabadoodle. This could be done quite easily (scary!), however you’d be in big trouble if you did it. Lots of research goes on looking into how to protect ourselves from a such a biological attack.

    • Photo: Sean Murphy

      Sean Murphy answered on 23 Mar 2012:

      Yes it is possible. There is a big debate happening right now in the scientific community as to whether research into modified bacteria and viruses should be published, or even done at all.

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