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biosecurity

To prevent global catastrophe, governments must first admit there’s a problem

By Rumtin Sepasspour, Courtney Tee | Disruptive Technologies

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How to better research the possible threats posed by AI-driven misuse of biology

By Matthew E. Walsh | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

International experts create framework for safer pathogen research

By Sarah Starkey | What’s New at the Bulletin

New report to offer a responsible path forward for research with pandemic risks 

By Sarah Starkey | What’s New at the Bulletin

2024 Doomsday Clock announcement

PRESS RELEASE: Doomsday Clock remains at 90 seconds to midnight

By Sarah Starkey | Doomsday Clock, What’s New at the Bulletin

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Why AI for biological design should be regulated differently than chatbots

By Matthew E. Walsh | Disruptive Technologies

AI back to back heads

Convergence: Artificial intelligence and the new and old weapons of mass destruction

By Emilia Javorsky, Hamza Chaudhry | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies

Video: The rise of maximum containment laboratories

By Erik English | Biosecurity

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Mpox is down but not out: Why a waning outbreak is no cause for complacency

By Matt Field, Dimie Ogoina | Biosecurity

Watch the latest update on the labs studying the world’s most dangerous pathogens

By Erik English | Biosecurity

Can a 1975 bioweapons ban handle today’s biothreats?

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

An illustrated history of the world’s deadliest epidemics, from ancient Rome to Covid-19

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Multimedia