perfidy

I agree- it can be scary.

Similarly, I read an article last week about discovering a gene, or sort of genetic footprint, identifying someone as Scandinavian.

Can we all be separated and regrouped according to our genetics, as opposed to simply being homo sapiens separated by cultural differences?

If it's in our genes to be Arabs, or French, or Chinese, and that difference is consistently verifiable.... imagine a biogenetic weapon, a virus maybe, that kills only those with the specified hated gene.

You're thinking "Terminator 3"; I'm thinking genetic weapons like Khan from old school "Star Trek".

And here I'm thinking viruses that could kill us all in an instant at the behest of their secret Moon robot masters, like in Stanislaw Lem's "Peace on Earth."

Shows to go you how we all think different.

Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're
overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese
needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous
type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around,
the gorillas simply freeze to death.

Well, first of all this virus was a bacteriaphage (only infects bacteria) so is totally harmless to humans.

Also, if one wanted to create a bioweapon, you don't have to do it from scratch, there are already much better nasties out there, just ask the US government.

Well, [em]sure[/em] if you want to use logic and reason!

But as I snarkily pointed out with my Simpsons comment, it's hard to tell what reverberating effects a bacteriophage might have in the wild.