Advances in genetics could create deadly biological weapons, Clinton warns

New genetic technology that offers great benefits for scientific research could also be used to create biological terrorist weapons, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned today.

Advances in genetics could create deadly biological weapons, Clinton warns

New genetic technology that offers great benefits for scientific research could also be used to create biological terrorist weapons, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned today.

The threat from bioweapons has drawn little attention in recent years, as governments focused more on the risk of nuclear proliferation to countries such as Iran and North Korea.

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