D.C. The council is also urging the president to ask Congress to establish a $2 billion fund to respond to public health emergencies that could be caused by new biotechnologies. The President ’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has suggested the US should adopt a biodefense strategy to address the threats posed by CRISPR gene - editing , gene therapy and synthetic DNA . Acting as advisors to President Obama , the scientists also recommended establishing a $ 2bn fund for public health emergencies caused by biotechnologies , as well as a $ 250 m annual fund to stockpile vaccines .
The President ’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has suggested the US should adopt a biodefense strategy to address the threats posed by CRISPR gene - editing , gene therapy and synthetic DNA . Acting as advisors to President Obama , the scientists also recommended establishing a $ 2bn fund for public health emergencies caused by biotechnologies , as well as a $ 250 m annual fund to stockpile vaccines .