Scientists creating ‘risky’ self-spreading viruses in US and EU, paper warns

Scientists are developing ‘risky’ self-spreading viruses, a new paper has warned (/PA)

Scientists in the US and Europe are creating “risky” self-spreading viruses in the hope of developing viral vaccines, a new paper has warned.

The paper, written by an international team of academics led by King’s College London, warns the research could have “irreversible consequences” for the planet.