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AI-Designed Viruses Prompt Senate Biosecurity Alarm

Lawmakers push for federal oversight after lab creates 16 synthetic pathogens

By Oliver Walsh 1 min read Updated: Aug 7, 2026
AI-Designed Viruses Prompt Senate Biosecurity Alarm
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