I think biological weapons are dangerous and very harmful, too! 

Taft

I agree in fact I think biotech is extremely risky in general. For example I also have serious concerns about mRNA technology, gene therapies, CRISPR etc.  

And yeah Darkhorse is a good starting point for thinking about this stuff too. 

cristaiji

science

What has been the worst or most harmful scientific discovery of all time?

Nuclear energy certainly came to mind. I think nuclear power, is too valuable though. Then again, if there's ever a nuclear war, you'll be right.

I was thinking gain-of-function biological research. Throughout the pandemic I listened to several episodes of the Darkhorse Podcast that got into why the downside almost certainly outweighs the upside.

I'm really curious to see what answers other people give.