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Reasons to be pessimistic (and optimistic) on the future of biosecurity

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Primers Reasons to be pessimistic (and optimistic) on the future of biosecurity 13.2k words, 59 minutes reading time Abhishaike Mahajan Mar 16, 2026 130 16 18 Share Note: this essay required conversations with a lot of people. I’d like to thank Patrick Boyle (ex-CSO of Ginkgo Bioworks), Harmon Bhasin (founder of a stealth biosecurity startup), Bryan Lehrer (ex-Blueprint Biosecurity), Theia Vogel (ex-SecureDNA), Jacob Swett (founder of Blueprint Biosecurity), Matt Watson (ex-MITRE), Janika Schmitt (Program Officer at Sentinel Bio), Harshu Musunuri (PhD student at UCSF), Liyam Chitayat (PhD stud

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