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Regulation2026-08-12

The UK government is preparing rules covering the use of artificial intelligence in gene synthesis, the process of building DNA to order. Officials are concerned that without international controls, the technology could make it easier to design biological weapons. No legislative text, timetable or scope has been published, and the plan was described only in general terms.

What changed

Gene synthesis screening in the UK has relied on voluntary practice rather than statutory rules.

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