Researchers show how malware encoded into physical strands of DNA can be used to infect computers running gene-sequencing software
WHEN BIOLOGISTS SYNTHESIZE DNA, they take pains not to create or spread a dangerous stretch of genetic code that could be used to create a toxin or, worse, an infectious disease.
Wired Andy Greenberg
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