Good. Anytime something can potentially can be used to kill people it greatly increases the rate at which research for that thing is funded.

“since making a bioweapon—say, an extra-virulent form of anthrax—still requires mastery of a “wide raft of technologies.””

Doomsday Preppers are looking smarter and smarter with each and every passing headline.

Cellulose insulation would be really flammable if it wasn’t covered in flame retardants. So the question becomes if this can as well. The fact that it looks like it might be oleophilic gives me a bit of hope that they can find a fire retardant that would work well; the question becomes 1) Would it stay in place even…

From the description, it is probably highly flammable as is. Not ideal for home insulation.