Why Scientists Tweak Lab Viruses to Make Them More Contagious

“Is this work so valuable for public health that it outshines the risk to public health in doing it?”

The people doing this know nothing about security and that’s the real problem. They can’t hope to assess risks they do not understand, questions about security, not science. Moreover, most of the science experts have conflicted interests that will cause them to downplay valid security concerns.

All it takes is one disgruntled employee with the right access ...