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WHO: biological hazard brewing in Sudan as fighters overtake a central public health lab

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

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WHO’s “exciting adventure” to find the origins of COVID-19 runs into trouble

By Thomas Gaulkin, Matt Field | Biosecurity

A scientist test for COVID-19.

Memo to the president: Reimagining public health preparedness and response

By Daniel M. Gerstein | Disruptive Technologies

Pandemic failure or convenient scapegoat: How did WHO get here?

By Thomas Gaulkin | Biosecurity

The building housing smallpox-causing virus at the VECTOR research center.

What happened after an explosion at a Russian disease research lab called VECTOR?

By Filippa Lentzos | Analysis, Biosecurity

Winning the battle against emerging pathogens: A South African response

By Louise Bezuidenhout, Chandre Gould | Biosecurity

Winning the battle against emerging pathogens: An Argentine response

By Maria José Espona | Nuclear Weapons