Phi-X174
As far as we know, this will not be the name of Elon Musk’s second child, but is in fact an artificial virus. It’s a category of virus that infects and kills bacteria, but it has no effect on humans for now. Hopes are that in time this will help us develop new artificial bacteria that will help us.
MERS-Rabies Hybrid
MERS is basically a more lethal version of SARS, with a fatality rate of 35%. There is no vaccine for it right now, so they decided to genetically create a MERS-Rabies hybrid as a stepping stone to a vaccine for both viruses. The vaccine works on mice, and scientists believe it’ll work for humans too.
