This Week In Virology just had a long discussion about the impact of the lost smallpox vials found by the CDC\\\NIH. The episode 294
, http://www.twiv.tv/2014/07/20/twiv-294/, provides this episode description: "The TWiV team reviews the discovery of old vials of smallpox virus at
NIH, anthrax and influenza mishaps at CDC, the baby who was not cured of
HIV, Cambridge Working Group, and sacking of NSABB members." Some passionate debate is ongoing outside and inside the research community that may greatly restrict research, which may also impact DIY efforts, so the podcast might be of interest to this group.