A tech company just put AI-created synthetic viruses into a human for the first time ever. These genetically engineered bacteriophages hijack bacterial cells, replicate their own DNA, and produce hundreds of copies of themselves.

A tech company just put AI-created synthetic viruses into a human for the first time ever.

These genetically engineered bacteriophages hijack bacterial cells, replicate their own DNA, and produce hundreds of copies of themselves.

What could possibly go wrong? https://t.co/VjQKtcxMHN

— Nicolas Hulscher, MPH (@NicHulscher) October 26, 2026