Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended to govern those capabilities are struggling to keep pace. AI company OpenAI ...

The concept of biosecurity has been part of our industry for more than 50 years. Early, simple procedures dramatically improved the sanitary status of farms, regions, and even entire countries. Yet ...

INTERPOL is inviting biosecurity experts, researchers, scholars, and professionals involved in biological incident prevention, preparedness, and response to submit abstracts for its 2nd Global ...

Consider the past few years. A global pandemic revealed how quickly a biological threat can spread through tightly coupled economies and fragile health systems. At the same time, ransomware attacks—in ...

The department of agriculture and rural development in the Free State says it has noted with concern some farmers are no longer adhering to biosecurity principles. Non-compliance significantly ...

A further 359,000 travellers were intercepted at the country’s airports in 2025, according to newly revealed data. It comes as the Albanese government ramps up its crackdown on biosecurity offences, ...

With the emerging biosecurity threats on the island the Department of Agriculture has launched the second National Farmed Animal Biosecurity Strategy (2025-2030) ahead of the new year The strategy ...

The story so far: New age biotechnologies endow powers to understand biology better and, consequently, harness biological agents to target humans. Thus, biosecurity measures need to be upgraded.

Biosafety and biosecurity are vital components of life science research. As such, funding for research with infectious agents or toxins should take into account the type of work being proposed, the ...

What continues to make this work possible is not only our presence or our expertise, but the Fundamental Principles that guide our humanitarian action. Adopted in 1965 as a formal expression of the ...

AI is expanding our protein universe. Thanks to generative AI, it’s now possible to design proteins never before seen in nature at breakneck speed. Some are extremely complex; others can tag onto DNA ...

Proteins are the engines and building blocks of biology — powering how organisms adapt, think and function. AI is helping scientists design new protein structures from amino acid sequences, opening ...