DNA software and the pipeline for synthesizing sequences lack the necessary cybersecurity protections to prevent attackers from compromising the pipeline and producing potential pathogenic sequences. Such attacks can be mitigated, but only if the industry starts looking for malicious DNA sequences in much the same way the companies currently look for malicious code, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev say. DNA synthesis technology has become more widespread, driven by editing techniques, such as the popular CRISPR technology, that make manipulating DNA much less expensive and time-consuming.”]