Monster germ threat comes under the microscope – Asia Times

Now, with the global outbreak of Covid-19, the time may be ripe to revisit the role of the UN Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and governance of these lab-created monster germs.

Despite the international dimension of pandemics, there is no international body that now governs GOF research. The BWC, established in 1972, does not explicitly cover research activities and instead focuses on the development, production, stockpiling, acquisition and delivery aspects of biological agents.

So, even in cases when the research itself is not for peaceful purposes, it would not be covered by the BWC. At present, the scientific community, across various countries, mainly applies a system of self-governance.

via asiatimes.com

Ya think? Really? Have the boffins proved unreliable in the matter of not creating monster germs that go rampaging across the world? Shouldn’t we give them another chance? After all, most of them were trying really hard not to kill so many people and crash the global economy. Maybe we should give them another chance. I generally don’t wish plaintiff lawyers on anyone, but for these persons, I make an exception.