Stanitsky had sent his completely fictional work about such a weapon to Israeli newspapers two years before. The article also noted the views of genetic researchers who claimed the idea as "wholly fantastical", with others claiming that the weapon was theoretically possible but struggling to explain how exactly it could be accomplished.
Two years before, Stanitsky sent his fictional account of a weapon to Israeli newspapers.  The article included opinions from geneticists who dismissed the idea as impossible and others who believed it might be possible but couldn't explain how it would work.