Tool Used to Rule Out Foul Play With Covid-19 May Spot Bioweapons

Ginkgo Bioworks is making genetic products to help prevent new types of dangerous biological weapons. — Ginkgo Bioworks is making genetic products to help prevent new types of dangerous biological weapons.
Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg

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By Riley Griffin

October 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM UTC

Hi, it’s Riley. I’m writing fresh off a trip to Boston where I spoke with intelligence officials about their plan to suss out man-made biological threats.

Covid-19 wasn’t developed as a biological weapon.