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MUNICH Microsoft founder Bill Gates said at the Munich Security Conference that genetic engineering could be a terrorist weapon and may kill tens of millions of people. <\/p>\n
The next epidemic could originate on the computer screen of a terrorist intent on using genetic engineering to create a synthetic version of the smallpox virus or a super contagious and deadly strain of the flu, Gates made the remarks on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Having spent billions of U.S. dollars in a philanthropic drive to improve health worldwide, Gates said that bio-terrorism could kill more than 30 million people in less than a year. <\/p>\n
Furthermore, he predicted that there is a possibility our globe will experience such an outbreak in the next 10 to 15 years. <\/p>\n
Some intelligence agencies have noticed that the Islamic State has been trying to develop biological weapons at its bases in Syria and Iraq, according to the Guardian. <\/p>\n
Although the threat seems tiny due to technological support and manpower, the pressure from bio-terrorism has become more and more realistic in the past years. <\/p>\n
Getting ready for a global pandemic is every bit as important as nuclear deterrence and avoiding a climate catastrophe. Innovation, cooperation and careful planning can dramatically mitigate the risks presented by each of these threats, said Gates. <\/p>\n
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