<description>&lt;p&gt;USAID’s new “DEEP VZN” program aims to discover new pandemic-grade viruses, then broadcast their genomes to the world, according to MIT evolutionary engineer Kevin Esvelt. He estimates that 30,000 people in dozens of countries could then easily assemble them.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The After On Podcast

Rob Reid

58: Recipes for Future Plagues | Kevin Esvelt

FEB 28, 2022115 MIN
The After On Podcast

58: Recipes for Future Plagues | Kevin Esvelt

FEB 28, 2022115 MIN

Description

USAID’s new “DEEP VZN” program aims to discover new pandemic-grade viruses, then broadcast their genomes to the world, according to MIT evolutionary engineer Kevin Esvelt. He estimates that 30,000 people in dozens of countries could then easily assemble them.