The dual-use nature of emerging biotechnology necessitates biosecurity measures in industry, particularly for the gene synthesis sector which produces DNA sequences to order. The ThreatSEQ™ DNA screening web service, developed by researchers [Read more]
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria this week signed a bill which establishes the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as full-fledged parastatal, providing a legal mandate for the government to [Read more]
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) said on Thursday it had confirmed a new African swine fever outbreak near the city of Huangguang in the central province of Hubei. The [Read more]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) operates high-containment laboratories (HCLs) to study some of the most virulent threats to public health. Outbreaks involving pathogens such as the Ebola and Zika [Read more]
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) seeks to identify, adopt, and adapt emerging, existing and revolutionary sciences that may demonstrate high payoff potential to Counter-WMD (C-WMD) threats, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear [Read more]
By Saskia Popescu What do three days of a workshop on all things from anthrax to Zika look like? For one, busy. I recently attended the event held by George Mason University’s [Read more]
The Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) provides national coordination of EDEN for outreach service to enhance biosecurity of the U.S. agriculture and food system. The U.S. Department of [Read more]
The mission of the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program is to partner with willing countries to reduce threat from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related materials, technologies, facilities, and expertise. The [Read more]
The U.S. Army for Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) has suspended Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) and Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) operations while conducting repairs to its waste treatment plant. Unprecedented [Read more]
The President’s FY 2019 budget request calls for transitioning ownership and responsibility for operating the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the U.S. Department [Read more]
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