Annan Warns of New Bio-Terror Weapons Danger

Why is it that the outgoing UN chief is the one warning about the dangers of bio-engineering?:

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that potential dangers from the rapidly growing biotechnology industry were increasing exponentially and urged creating global safeguards.

Annan, speaking on Saturday in the Swiss university town, warned of "catastrophic" results if recent advances in biotechnology, including gene manipulation and work with viruses, fell into the wrong hands.

Shoudn't our government be worrying about this potential threat? And why aren't there any legislative proposals for safeguarding the industry from just dangers? You can be assured that al Qaeda or North Korea are looking into manipulating gene's in a laboratory to create the next bio-weapon.