Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic four years ago, international conversation continues about the origins of the virus and appropriate biosafety and biosecurity measures to protect people ...

The coming era of biosecurity will demand a broader and more adaptive approach as AI, powerful biological engineering ...

A virus spillover in the animal trade, a research mishap at a biolab, or the intentional use of a bioweapon—any one of these could have dire consequences for the world. The COVID pandemic killed some ...

DNA synthesis is going global. The biosecurity rules aren’t keeping up.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Engineering biology holds great potential to transform biotechnology research to provide innovative solutions to critical challenges in health, agriculture, industry, and beyond. Scientists actively ...

Recent decades have seen biosecurity emerge as a critical field that integrates multidisciplinary approaches to manage the risks posed by invasive species. By combining advances in molecular genetics, ...

As Texas livestock producers closely watch emerging pests like New World screwworm, farm biosecurity is at the forefront.

The scientific community is experiencing an explosion of data: Tens of millions of grant proposals, research articles, white papers and patents are produced each year. But, more than simply a change ...

Nature Research Intelligence Topics Topic summaries Environmental Sciences Ecological Applications Biosecurity Science and Invasive Species Ecology Recent decades have seen biosecurity emerge as a ...