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Is it possible to create a virus?

If so, can it be created from scratch or does it have to be modified from an already existing virus?

If not, why?

>> No.6886504

cmon mofos

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FBI monitoring

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>>6886470
It's not only possible, it's easy with current technology. Blast an existing virus with nuclease, then electroporate your synthesized genome in.

The hard part is figuring out what you want it to do, and finding the funding to do it.

>> No.6886525

Little background story, my friend said to me the other day that he heard Ebola was created by a company to obtain money from the sick(yes he is a little retarded)...

I didn't believe him of couse, but i just coudn't properly justify why it was impossible for them to do that.

>> No.6886526

If nature could make one from scratch, then you should be able to do so as well... It's probably really hard, but possible

>> No.6886570

>>6886525
> Ebola was created by a company
Ebola cases were recorded as early as 1976.

The virus has probably been around for much longer. It's just that science developed the tech to isolate it back in the 70's.

And really, if a company wanted to make money off of it, then why release it in a country with a GDP of only $8 billion?

You could make more money developing a better version of Viagra.