Nature.com May 13, 2026 • 11:07

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be? - Nature

AI can design viruses, toxins and other bioweapons. How worried should we be? - Nature

Scientists are debating whether to limit biological AI software to ward off threats.

Its hard to imagine that a snail could kill a person, but a particularly venomous group of marine molluscs called cone snails can. Their stings contain a cocktail of small proteins called conotoxins,… [+17298 chars]

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