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What are bioweapons?

Bioweapons are harmful biological agents, like bacteria or viruses, used to cause disease or death in humans, animals, or plants. The story highlights the UK's fear that AI could be used to create new, dangerous bioweapons through gene synthesis, leading to new laws to prevent such misuse.

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