The single greatest increase in one person's destructive capability occurred in the span from ancient humans using bare hands (limited destruction) to the modern era where one person with right connections/technology can blow up a city, representing a 'huge increase in capability' that suggests societal defenses against misuse of biotechnology should be strengthened

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George Church

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Today, one person with the right connections or right access to technology could blow up a city. That's a huge increase in capability.

Source

A billion years of evolution in a single afternoon — George ChurchDwarkesh Patel
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:40:03 AM

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