Biological

Senate Homeland Security Committee jointly investigating threats posed by biological research, technology

High-risk biological research and technology both in the United States and abroad is under new scrutiny from the Senate Homeland…

4 weeks ago

New federal bill would limit certain foreign biotechnology companies from accessing U.S. genetic data

Seeking to keep adversaries’ hands off sensitive American genetic data, a bipartisan and bicameral group of federal lawmakers recently introduced…

3 months ago

Sens. Peters, Cornyn introduce bill to keep Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office open

With a looming sunset date for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) at the Department of Homeland Security…

4 months ago

New bill would block American genetic data from access by companies tied to foreign adversaries

With the introduction of the Safeguarding American Genetic Data Act of 2023 last week, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) sought…

4 months ago

New DARPA program targets bloodstream infections

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials are touting a new program they maintain addresses bloodstream infections (BSI)-causing fungal and…

10 months ago

DHS debuts National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finished building and commissioning a first of its kind National Bio and Agro-Defense…

11 months ago

WHO launches PRET initiative to ready countries for next pandemics

Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a new initiative to help countries prepare the systems and capabilities to…

1 year ago

NIST creates new yeast-based reference material for biothreat training

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a reference material based on baker’s yeast cells…

1 year ago

USDOT to award $32.4M in grants for hazardous materials safety efforts among states, territories and Tribes

To improve local efforts to respond to hazardous materials incidents, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this week…

2 years ago

Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense receives $5.2M Open Philanthropy grant for bio-preparation work

The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense announced Tuesday that it had received a $5.2 million grant from Open Philanthropy to strengthen…

2 years ago

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