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The next global pandemic could be the result of a bioterrorist attack.
The next global pandemic could be caused by a bioterrorist attack, warned tech expert Vivek Wadhwa.
He's worried about the accessibility of CRISPR gene editing, which allows genes to be cut and paste.
Although "the genie is out of the bottle," an effective counter-response could prevent an attack.
The next global pandemic could be the result of a bioterrorist attack, a tech expert has warned.
Vivek Wadhwa, a distinguished fellow and adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon's School of Engineering, said in an essay for Foreign Policy that this was largely due to advances in cheap and easily accessible methods of genetic engineering.