Reducing global catastrophic biological risks
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One of humanity's great threats and how it can be reduced, in detail.
On this page: 1 Summary 2 Why focus your career on preventing severe pandemics? 2.1 Natural pandemics show how destructive biological threats can be 2.2 Engineered pathogens could be even more dangerous 2.3 Mirror bacteria illustrate the possibility of engineered catastrophic biorisks 2.4 Both accidental and deliberate misuse are threats 2.5 Overall, the risk seems substantial 2.6 Reducing catastrophic biological risks is highly valuable according to a range of worldviews 2.7 How do catastrophic biorisks compare to AI risk? 3 There are clear actions we can take to reduce these risks 3.1 How to
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