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Originally Posted by mugwump
assume some civilian loon will assemble smallpox just because the genome is published and the desktop technology allows it.
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Not if the firmware prevents it. Same way that copy machines won't duplicate money - machine shuts down & phones home too.
Also all desktop printers microprint their unique ID number in yellow on every page. That's why they won't work without a yellow ink cartridge installed.
Governments can print enough money to fund accelerated vaccines -- the question is whether they will commit to it in time. And the totalitarian states won't be shy about testing on humans right away. Plenty of prisoners available.