The Covid pandemic exacerbated fear and panic regarding the potential for a future bioterrorism agent. As the lab leak theory continues to cause debate, politicians want to be able to tell their ...

The Council today adopted a set of conclusions on "biosecurity: an overall concept with a unitary approach". To this end, the Council calls on member states and the European Commission to ensure ...

When it comes to biosecurity, U.S. dairy farmers are more reactive than proactive and some neglect the basics, making operations vulnerable to evolving disease threats, according to new research ...

While there are plenty of things to worry about these days, the ability of AI to weaponize biology into one of the largest ...

The guidelines have been published in the context of tackling the spread of the African Swine Fever (AFS) virus. The recommendations are primarily meant for operators based in countries where there is ...

Covid-19, which is often compared to the flu pandemic of 1918, has been called a once-in-a-generation event. But the outbreak of MERS and SARS in recent years shows just how frequent emerging diseases ...

On 20 May, 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) formally adopted the first Pandemic Agreement. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. In the shadow ...

Australia regularly makes global headlines for its strict biosecurity rules for international travellers. Failing to declare ...

Assessing the effectiveness of biosecurity policies is rare because it is difficult. To properly gauge effectiveness, you need data from before and after the policy came in. It's also hard to pinpoint ...