• AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    I agree this is amazing and huge, but for my own sanity, what stops someone from engineering cells that do bad?

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      2 months ago

      Ethics.

      Which is to say not a lot.

      But it’s not really a practical attack vector, if you’re worried about weaponisation. Simpler to just dump VX into the air.

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      2 months ago

      That do bad in which way? Cells tend to die pretty quickly if you don’t look after them properly. Which costs a shit ton of money depending on the type of cell. So not the best weapon overall