US Military Plan To Spread Viruses Using Insects Could Create 'new Class Of Biological Weapon', Scientists Warn

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This article goes back to 2018, but is still relevant. It describes DARPA's efforts to develop synthetic viruses to "treat" agriculture with protective enzymes in a project called Insect Ally. The Independent UK takes issue with this approach, noting its inefficiency in its stated purpose and its dual use potential as a biological weapon. The piece is drawn from a Science magazine study in 2018 that looks at the plan in greater scientific detail. The reader might also look at the source thinking of the Insect Ally plan that comes out of the scientific community's framework for the development of synthetic biology weapons of the future drawn up in 2017.