Geneva: New gene assembly technology that offers great benefits for scientific research could also be used by terrorists to create biological weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Wednesday. The threat from bioweapons has drawn little attention in recent years, as governments focused more on the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation to countries such as Iran and North Korea. But experts have warned that the increasing ease with which bioweapons can be created might be used by terror groups to develop and
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| Hillary Clinton speaks during a conference on bacteriological (biological) and toxin weapons in Geneva. (AP) |
spread new diseases that could mimic the effects of the fictional global epidemic portrayed in the Hollywood thriller "Contagion.'' Speaking at an international meeting in Geneva aimed at reviewing the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention, Clinton told diplomats that the challenge was to maximize the benefits of scientific research and minimize the risks that it could be used for harm. Read Full: Clinton warns of bioweapon threat from gene technology - Indian Express
