by Mac Slavo
SHTF Plan
The future of warfare is viral.
The U.S. military is now creating its own custom-made line of viruses that it hopes can be used to neutralize a deadly virus during an outbreak by out competing with it and reproducing enough times to overwhelm a strain like HIV, Zika or Ebola.
But early research also shows that the lab created, genetically-engineered “dud” viruses could interfere with DNA and trigger cancer, and unlike other therapeutics, will be evolving as it courses through.
For now, it’s future is still in the hands of military scientists. But the Department of Defense sees it as very promising.