2009-10-26, 05:34 PM
FrozNlite Wrote:Genetically-modified superbacteria are capable of surviving antibiotic assault and have higher infectability and mortality rates than their natural relatives.
Several GM superbacteria were created by the ton secretly in Russia during the end of the Cold War, including GM plague. I'd say more, but there's a lot of research/reading you can do if you're interested...really scary stuff, to be honest.
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