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A staff member walks past the machines used for pathogen detection, at a laboratory inside the Emerging Viral Diagnostics office, in Hong Kong, China, on March 13, 2023.

Global Health Governance in the Age of AI

by Elana Banin

National security agencies and tech regulators are rapidly developing governance for AI and biotechnology

Governance
A laboratory worker looks for strains of E.coli bacteria in vegetable cells placed in a petri dish, in La Mojonera, Spain, on June 2, 2011.

Mirror Life: Addressing a Potential Biothreat

by Wilmot James, Patrick Yizhi Cai

The first international conference on mirror life will take place at the Institut Pasteur in Paris in June

A technician loads a robotic DNA sample automation machine, at a Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Laboratory, in Tarrytown, New York, on March 24, 2015.
Governance

The United States Risks Losing Its Edge in Life Sciences Innovation

by Snehal A. Patel

China's life sciences sector benefits from streamlined regulations, proactive government policies, and strategic focus

Rhiannon Evans, head of Enzyme Production and Molecular Biology at biotechnology research company HydRegen, works in their laboratory facility.
Trade

New Biotech Platforms Offer Better Paths to Biosecurity

by Ryan Morhard

Changes in uses of digital technology improved cybersecurity, offering a blueprint for making biotechnology more secure