Despite claims from the Chinese government, the coronavirus shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, cases are increasing in far-off places like North Korea and even Iran. The fact that these relatively closed off countries are seeing outbreaks shows the virus is now a global threat. But when looking at the how the virus operates, it suggests a troubling way that genetic databases could be used against specific populations. Over the years many of…
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak shows us the possible ways huge genetic databases could be used to target specific groups of people with an engineered virus.
