to censor this research or not. now, we have a statement from james sensen brenner who s a congressman who s really opposed no this and thinks it s a big opposed to this and thinks it s a big risk. the stakes literally couldn t be higher. al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula recently put out a call to arms for brothers with degrees in microbiology or chemistry. very scary stuff, jenna. but we spoke to a biosecurity expert who actually does not believe that al-qaeda would ever get ahold of this. let s take a look at what he says. when you get an organization such as al-qaeda which is an established threat that s looking to kill lots of people, for them it s not a realistic option. so you see that there s some question, jenna, about whether this really could get into the wrong hands. there s also a question about whether the new virus is really that dangerous. the scientists have backtracked.
away from the as potential bio weapons and keep it from people who may use it for bad reasons? arthel, i m looking at this very closely. i think there are two sides. the national science advisory board for science security is about to meet in a week to make a final decision whether they abridge publication on the virus. representative james steps send brenner, we spoke to him, fox spoke to him, vice chairman of the house committee on science based technology he said i m a proponent of open scientific research but the stakes literally couldn t be higher. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula put out a call for arms for brothers in degrees in micro biology or chemistry. we know our enemies are considering these weapons. how frightening. a spokesman we spoke to said looks at it differently. when you get an organization such as al qaeda which is established threat that is it looking to kill lots of people, for them it is not a