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To improve traceability and enable authentication of synthetic nucleic acid sequences, researchers are embedding digital signatures into DNA.

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Opinion: Coronavirus and Regulating Access to High-Risk Pathogens

Union Says National Lab in Canada Is a Toxic Workplace

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CDC Shuts Down Army Lab’s Disease Research

Hackers Are Breaking into Medical Databases to Protect Patient Data

MyHeritage Account Data Compromised in “Cybersecurity Incident”

The Strange and Stranger Case of Wyndham Lathem

Smallpox Kerfuffle Reveals Biosecurity Problems

Toward Eliminating Poliovirus—In the Lab

DoD Under Investigation for Pathogen-Handling Mistakes

Risky Research Halted at Tulane

CDC Seeks Safety Chief

CDC Tech Exposed to Ebola?

Dangerous Research Regs Released

CDC Lab Resumes After Safety Lapses

CDC Anthrax Researcher Resigns

Government Cracks Down on Biosecurity

Opinion: The Fatality Burden

Safe Flu Research Strategy

Regulating Dangerous Research

Bird Flu Research to Resume

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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Comparing Analytical Solutions for High-Throughput Drug Discovery

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