Engineered viruses and pathogens are very simple to make. Within reach of PhD students in biomedicine fields, probably many physicians. I believe that simpler v

Engineered viruses and pathogens are very simple to make. Within reach of PhD students in biomedicine fields, probably many physicians. I believe that simpler variants are within reach of skilled hobbyists and particularly able high school students. Totalitarianism won't protect from these things. They are remarkably straightforward. What has protected us from these things is the fact that people who like biology and medicine are typically relatively nice. This isn't some deep secret knowledge, these are things so easy and un-novel that you can't publish a paper on them.