Black­list Chi­nese ge­net­ic se­quenc­ing com­pa­nies, law­mak­ers ar­gue — cit­ing po­ten­tial for 'bioweapons,' na­tion­al se­cu­ri­ty risk

As Chi­nese biotech com­pa­nies spread their wings glob­al­ly, a pair of law­mak­ers — and known Chi­na hawks on the Hill — are call­ing for a promi­nent ge­net­ic se­quenc­ing play­er to be black­list­ed.

Sen. Tom Cot­ton (R-AR) and Rep. Mike Gal­lagher (R-WI) sin­gled out Bei­jing Ge­nomics In­sti­tute, which has re­brand­ed it­self as BGI Ge­nomics, as a com­pa­ny that should be added to mul­ti­ple sanc­tion lists along with oth­er, un­named Chi­nese biotech com­pa­nies.

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