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Safeguards for virology must be designed in partnership with the public

Safety measures for research on dangerous viruses can sometimes be inadequate, and public inclusion is essential when creating international oversight guidelines.

Public health

fromNature

1 month ago

Public trust in science has declined since COVID - virologists need to unite around safety standards

Urgent international standardized transparent biosafety guidance is needed because risky bat-coronavirus experiments were performed under BSL-2, undermining trust and politicizing virology.

Science

fromNature

1 month ago

Mirror of the unknown: should research on mirror-image molecular biology be stopped?

Mirror-image organisms composed of opposite chiral biomolecules could evade immunity, resist treatments, and harm ecosystems, warranting cautious restrictions and public engagement.

Agriculture

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

2 months ago

Bird Flu on Dairy Farms May Be Airborne After All

H5N1 avian influenza virus is present in milk, milking equipment, air, and wastewater on dairy farms.

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

4 months ago

Bird Flu Vaccines Are under Development at Biosecure Laboratories like This

The team at Texas Biomedical Research Institute is gearing up in full protective gear before entering a BSL-3 facility to work with H5N1, SARS-CoV-2, and tuberculosis.