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Probability
Answer
1%
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Yes
99%
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No
Why do you think you're right?
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Why might you be wrong?
Everything is possible
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1%
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99%
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Confirmed previous forecast
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New Prediction
Probability
Answer
1%
(0%)
Yes
99%
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No
Why do you think you're right?
Confirming the probability lower than 1%
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Why might you be wrong?
Confirming
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1%
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Yes
99%
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No
Confirmed previous forecast
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Why do you think you're right?
Many countries enforce stringent guidelines for bioengineering, particularly when it involves pathogens. Engineering a pathogen capable of causing a pandemic, panzootic, or epiphytotic requires significant expertise. Random mutations or unintended consequences are possible but less likely to produce a highly transmissible and a biological event of high consequence.
Why might you be wrong?
Technologies have revolutionized genetic editing, enabling precise modifications to organisms. As bioengineering tools become cheaper and more widespread, the number of individuals and labs capable of conducting such work grows, raising the chance of error or misuse.