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TARGETED ESPIONAGE. "It is possible, as molecular-control mechanisms improve in synthetic biology, that specific agents could be engineered to affect just a single person, such as the leader of a country or company." This is a daunting prospect considering the relative anonymity this likely confers. " " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi View in LinkedIn

LOW FREQUENCY TARGETED BIO SABOTAGE. "Biological agents could cause workers at a specific plant or country to get ill, die or otherwise behave erratically at a frequency low enough to be mistaken as a naturally occurring phenomenon." This is part of the immense challenge of early detection. Add to this that the organism may be synthetic and not anticipated. " " http://lnkd.in/dkjx-Yi View in LinkedIn

FEAR OF FAILURE" "" "This trait is European for sure. It inhibits risk-taking. Risk is at the very heart of being an entrepreneur. No risk, no great transformative gain. Learn from America that you can learn from mistakes, and get back in a horse that threw you. View in LinkedIn

ANTHRAX BIOTERRORISM. "The infamous anthrax attacks in the United States starting from September 18, 2001, killed five persons and infected 17 others ... In this case a biologist Bruce E Ivins who worked in the government's bio-defense laboratories at Fort Detrick in Maryland mailed the deadly anthrax spores to several news media offices and two Democrat US Senators."" " http://www.ipcs.org/article/terrorism/bio-terror-grave-implications-of-synthetic-biology-3242.html View in LinkedIn

PESSIMISM IS TOXIC" "" "Pessimism and extreme modesty are old Catalan traits. Modest denies legitimate ambition. I see a new generation of Catalan entrepreneurs who are overcoming that. Pessimism must simply be ignored and countered by action. View in LinkedIn

191 CONFIRMED BIOLOGICAL ATTACKS IN 20TH CENTURY excluding the 2001 anthrax letters, out of 269 alleged cases. Eleven allegedly involved governments. http://lnkd.in/dvxttgj View in LinkedIn

LOOKING FOR WINNERS" "" "We have been scouring Catalonia for technology companies capable of being the spark that ignites the ecosystem. We think we have identified some winners. Fingers crossed. View in LinkedIn

191 CONFIRMED BIOLOGICAL ATTACKS IN 20TH CENTURY excluding the 2001 anthrax letters, out of 269 alleged cases. Eleven allegedly involved governments. " " http://lnkd.in/dvxttgj View in LinkedIn

TOGETHER LET'S PUT BARCELONA ON THE WORLD STAGE" "" "We just need a spark for all this flammable material. That spark is a €300 million deal for a technology company. Then capital and foreign talent will come here as the go-to location for technology companies. View in LinkedIn

RECENT BIOTERRORISM II. Aum Shinrikyo members used sprayers on two occasions and disseminated anthrax for four days. It also conducted two attacks against the Diet and the Imperial Palace and the Tokyo Tower. In 1994, Aum Shinrikyo used a car fitted with a sarin dispenser to attempt to kill three judges hearing a case against the cult. Although the judges survived the attack, it lead to the death of seven people who were living in the same neighborhood." http://www.ipcs.org/article/terrorism/bio-terror-grave-implications-of-synthetic-biology-3242.html View in LinkedIn