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The Increasing Global Biosecurity Threat: Room for Philosophical Input
The Increasing Global Biosecurity Threat: Room for Philosophical Input

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According to the World Health Organization, the global biosecurity threat is increasing. One reason is that genetic editing and synthesis technologies are advancing and becoming more widely accessible. Another is the continuing characterization of the genetic makeup that would make . . .

According to the World Health Organization, the global biosecurity threat is increasing. One reason is that genetic editing and synthesis technologies are advancing and becoming more widely accessible. Another is the continuing characterization of the genetic makeup that would make a pathogen especially lethal, exceptionally communicable, and otherwise dangerous to human populations. Almost no country […]

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