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> DNA could be used for targeted biological warfare. I'm no biologist, but I've heard that ethnic bioweapons (in a way portrayed in science fiction or conspira
by drdaeman 3y ago
> DNA could be used for targeted biological warfare.
I'm no biologist, but I've heard that ethnic bioweapons (in a way portrayed in science fiction or conspiracy theories) are basically a myth and/or convenient propaganda fuel.
- greedo 3y agoRead The White Plague by Frank Herbert. Scared the heck out of me as a teen. Considering how humanity still hasn't escaped tribalism even after two hundred millennia, just the thought of genealogically targeted viruses are a wonderful thought.
- noman-land 3y agoI'm far from a biologist as well but we're talking about an unknown future. We're entering an era of personalized medicine. Maybe you can't target an ethnic group but you could target a specific person. You could theoretically poison the water in a whole city to target one person. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But in 10 years? 20 years? 50 years?
- SpaghettiCthulu 3y agoThere are known cases of certain groups having increased protection against certain diseases: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2011.9342 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2011.9342 Could there be some genes already circulating in certain ethnicities that would protect from a specially designed virus?