#BioRiskManagement

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3 weeks ago

#BioRiskManagement #Biosafety #G20
BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY: Comparing the U.S. and Selected G20 Members
files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...
[PDF: www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...

To understand, prevent, and treat infectious diseases, researchers study biological agents, such as bacteria and ...

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1 month ago

Mapping biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) and BSL-4 laboratories for public health threats reduction - Journal of Public Health Aim No international organization has a comprehensive register or global oversight of Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3)/BSL-4 laboratories. Different countries use different standards for designation of patho...

#BiologicalWeapons #HighContainmentLabs #BioriskManagement
Mapping biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) and BSL-4 laboratories for public health threats reduction
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Published in May 2025, but still relevant
[ #OpenSource - PDF available]

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We identified 3515 BSL-3 ...

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5 months ago

Closing the Biosecurity Gap in Synthetic Biology New study warns current DNA synthesis screening misses AI-designed protein threats, urging global function-based biosecurity rules.

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance
Closing the Biosecurity Gap in Synthetic Biology
globalbiodefense.com/2025/10/07/c...

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Current industry-standard biosecurity measures rely heavily on homology-based algorithms—software that detects ...

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5 months ago

How Microsoft helped expose—and close—a biosecurity gap Microsoft researchers reveal a confidential research effort that explored how open-source AI tools could be used to bypass biosecurity checks—and helped create fixes now influencing global standards.

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance
When AI Meets Biology: Promise, Risk, and Responsibility
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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I’m excited about the potential for AI-assisted protein design to drive breakthroughs ...

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5 months ago

Prevention Beats Nonproliferation: Addressing the Risks of Mirror Life Emerging scientific consensus about the risks from mirror life presents a rare and promising policy opportunity to prevent the emergence of a global threat.

#SyntheticBiology #MirrorLife #BioriskManagement #Governance #Science
Prevention Beats Nonproliferation: Addressing the Risks of Mirror Life
carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/1...

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According to recent analyses, mirror bacteria could present two main dangers. First, they could evade the ...

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5 months ago

Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes Researchers expose flaws in safeguards intended to block rogue actors from making bioweapons

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance #1972BWC
Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes
www.science.org/content/arti...

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In their experiment, the Microsoft researchers ...

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5 months ago

If AI tools can design harmful proteins, can AI tools also stop them? Analysis of biosecurity screening software finds, and fixes, vulnerabilities. Researchers call for more governance

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If AI tools can design harmful proteins, can AI tools also stop them?
cen.acs.org/policy/chemi...

“Two years ago, while preparing for a workshop on AI and biosecurity. Bruce [Wittmann, senior ...

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5 months ago

#SyntheticBiology #MirrorLife #BioriskManagement #Governance #Science
Paris Conference on Risks from Mirror Life
www.parismirrorlife.org

[Workshop report and recordings available]

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This Conference was the first in a series of international meetings bringing together a wide ...

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11 months ago

#BiologicalWeapons #BioriskManagement

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11 months ago

Biosecurity community divided over best ways to mitigate risks Leading experts in the biosecurity community agree on some approaches to preventing and mitigating biosecurity risks but hold divergent views regarding medical countermeasures, artificial intelligence...

#Biosecurity #BioriskManagement #DualUse #BiologicalWeapons
Biosecurity community divided over best ways to mitigate risks
thebulletin.org/2025/03/bios...

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A key insight from conducting these expert interviews was that biosecurity challenges are too complex for ...

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1 year ago

Vaccines at Warp Speed | David Oshinsky It is likely to be remembered as the high point of Donald Trump’s tumultuous first presidency. On May 15, 2020, joined by cabinet members, public health

#Vaccine #COVID19 #Research #Ethics #Governance #Society #BioriskManagement
Vaccines at Warp Speed
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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Wondrous gains are rarely devoid of ethical concerns. The challenge, says Cech, is to find a balance between ...

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1 year ago

#Biosecurity #BioriskManagement
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1 year ago

#Biosecurity #BioriskManagement
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1 year ago

#BiologicalWeapons #LifeSciences #BioriskManagement #Biosecurity #Oversight #Governance
Trust, but Verify: A “Just Culture” Model for Oversight of Potentially High-Risk Life Sciences Research
www.liebertpub.com/doi/epub/10....
[ #OpenAccess - PDF available]

Introduction: A “just culture” ...