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NCT briefing: 'DIY biology and bio-hacking: Bioterrorism threat or scientific opportunity?'

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3001309-inline-inline-3-diy-cyborgs-and-gene-hackersThe second Non-Coventional Threat (NCT) Briefing took place on 19 March in the Aloft Hotel, Schuman iin Brussels - the theme of the briefing was 'DIY biology and bio-hacking: Bioterrorism threat or scientific opportunity?'. 
The following  were in attendance at the briefing:
  • Thomas Landrain, co-founder and president, La Paillasse – Paris Community Lab for Biotech
  • Jorge Bento Silva, deputy head of Unit Crisis Management and Fight Against Terrorism, Internal Security Directorate, DG Home Affairs, European Commission
  • Col. Frédéric Dorandeu, chairman of the NATO CBRN medical working group and head of the Toxicology and Chemical risks department of the French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute IRBA

The lively discussion that followed offered participants an insight into DIY-biology and bio-hacking, with topics such as synthetic biology and bio-informatics also addressed.

In addition, the bio-hacker movement was also examined, as well as an overview provided on specific DIY biology projects. The aim of the briefing was to determine if DIY biology and bio-hackers constitute a threat to security, with most DIY biology conducted in garages and backyards without any state supervision. For now, biological contamination cases as a result of bio hackers are very rare, but what if terrorist groups where to develop their own capabilities?

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