DNA has been quietly and yet aggressively collected by the major super powers, but much of that is already in private hands to sell to the highest bidder. Genetic engineering is firmly entrenched in militaries and could be used as the ultimate stealth weapons to conquer entire continents. Wipe out classes of food? Kill all caucasians, blacks or orientals? Left-handed, green-eyed short men of European descent? No problem.
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