The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has released new guidance aimed at helping research funders better assess biosafety and ...

Strategic investment in 15 promising technologies could help make the world better prepared and equipped to prevent future infectious disease outbreaks from becoming catastrophic events. This subset ...

Mirror bacteria represent a fascinating concept in the realm of synthetic biology. These theoretical organisms would be composed of molecules that are mirror images of those found in natural life ...

U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Andrews, 423rd Medical Squadron family health clinic element chief, clinical nurse and infection preventionist, poses for a photo as she holds a swab at a COVID-19 ...

Proceedings of the International Conference on Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks held Aug. 26-29, 2004, at Yokohama National University. "BDNJ, Biodiversity Network Japan"--Cover.

The field of biosecurity encompasses a wide range of threats that require coordinated efforts across disciplines and geographic borders. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the immense risks posed by ...

Experts researching advancements in artificial intelligence are now warning that AI models could create the next "enhanced pathogens capable of causing major epidemics or even pandemics." The ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, & Psychiatry, researchers examined the association between three clinical biomarker-based biological age (BA) measures and ...

Biological age tests measure how fast your body is aging compared to your actual age. These tests rely on biomarkers tied to ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Sudan reportedly warned Tuesday of a "high risk of biological hazard" after one of the sides fighting in the conflict seized a central public ...

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...

The impact of biological age: Findings from a new study highlight an association with advanced biological age and an increased risk of dementia. Estimating biological age: The researchers analyzed ...