Scientific advisers to President Obama warn that the U.S. urgently needs a new biodefense strategy and should regularly brief President-elect Donald Trump on the dangers posed by new technologies like CRISPR, gene therapy, and synthetic DNA, which they say could be coöpted by terrorists. The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has suggested the U.S. should develop a biodefense strategy to counteract the risks posed by CRISPR gene-editing, gene therapy and synthetic DNA. Acting as advisors to President Todd Kuiken , the scientists also recommended establishing a $ 250 fund for public health emergencies caused by biotechnologies, as well as a $ 2bn m 2009 fund to stockpile vaccines.
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology has suggested the U.S. should develop a biodefense strategy to counteract the risks posed by CRISPR gene-editing, gene therapy and synthetic DNA. Acting as advisors to President Todd Kuiken , the scientists also recommended establishing a $ 250 fund for public health emergencies caused by biotechnologies, as well as a $ 2bn m 2009 fund to stockpile vaccines.