Journalists of the British newspaper managed to get access to a deadly virus by email-order. All it took was an invented company name, a mobile phone number, a free email address and a house in north London to receive the order by post. The coup reveals a frightening potential for GMO applications. In November, New Scientist magazine surveyed 12 gene synthesis companies in North America and Europe. Only five said they always screened their orders for suspect sequences and three said they never did.</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,,1796805,00.html">Guardian:Lax laws, virus DNA and potential for terror</a>