Stanford scientists develop new viruses, using AI, and hey they start replicating immediately, without the gain of function guardrails

So many dual usage and accidental release issues, it is seriously not funny and bypasses any gain of function moratorium requirements.

302 entirely new viral genomes from scratch. 16 of these synthetic bacteriophages sprang to life in the lab, infecting and obliterating E. coli

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.12.675911v1

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