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Recent evaluations show leading models generating plausible ideas for pathogen modification, evading DNA synthesis screening or providing step-by-step guidance that could assist nonexperts in bioweapon pathways.—Jordan Henry, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 Others called it a Chinese bioweapon.—Katrine Wallace, STAT, 8 May 2026 Researchers have determined that AI could lower barriers at multiple stages in the process of developing a bioweapon, and that current oversight does not adequately address this risk.—Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 But its path in the US could be rocky, not least because of Kennedy himself, who’s embraced both anti-vaccine views and conspiracy theories, including that Lyme disease may be a bioweapon engineered by US government scientists during the Cold War.—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bioweapon