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#12 - Beth Cameron works to stop you dying in a pandemic. Here’s what keeps her up at night.

80,000 Hours Podcast

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The Role of Genetics in Vaccination

An orthopox researcher in Canada has created horsepox, a previously extinct virus. The ability to create smallpox from scratch "reopens the question about democratization of synthetic biology and technology," he says. He doesn't think we're at that point but it could change how vaccines are made or who gets vaccinated.

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