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  "url": "https://www.axios.com/2026/08/06/ai-virus-designed-bacteria-viruses",
  "title": "Now AI can create new viruses",
  "summary": "But the AI work created something entirely new. It goes way beyond just studying how to manipulate natural viruses. Between the lines: Biotechnology is regulated through a patchwork of laws and ...",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "regulation,biotech",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-06T14:00:00.000Z",
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  "source_name": "Axios AI+",
  "source_homepage": "https://axios.com/technology/artificial-intelligence",
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