The White House released new policy guidance Monday to aid federal agencies when deciding whether to fund research that could potentially increase a pathogen’s virulence or transmissibility. According ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The plastics had only ...

Scientists in Scotland have looked into how tackling foodborne pathogens in food producing animals could help reduce the consumption of contaminated meat. The project, undertaken by Moredun Research ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • The oomycete pathogens Phytophthora infestans and P. capsici cause significant crop losses world-wide, threatening food security. In each ...

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and HHS are pausing funding on new research related to certain “gain-of-function studies.” In gain-of-function studies, researchers increase the ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of a collection of expert commentaries. You can read the rest of the series here. It is true that the next pandemic is a matter of “when,” not “if.” The statistical ...

Activists want it banned. The US government may soon further restrict it. And politicians won’t stop talking about it. So-called “gain-of-function” pathogen research has faced growing scrutiny ever ...

Antibacterial resistance is responsible for nearly 1.3 million deaths globally each year; these numbers are projected to rapidly increase to nearly 10 million annually by 2050. As the growing threat ...