#biosecurity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biosecurity, aggregated by home.social.
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New Zealand reports first case of H5N1 bird flu detected in brown skua seabird
New Zealand has reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird found…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #avianflu #biosecurity #birds #brownskuaseabird #H5N1birdflua #NewZealand #NewZealandbirdflu #Wildlife
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New Zealand reports first case of H5N1 bird flu detected in brown skua seabird
New Zealand has reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird found…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #avianflu #biosecurity #birds #brownskuaseabird #H5N1birdflua #NewZealand #NewZealandbirdflu #Wildlife
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Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
By Liam O'ConnellThe unnamed business shipped a pallet of second-hand bricks infested with fire ants to mine sites in the Bowen Basin in mid-2025, sparking four rounds of aerial baiting at a cost of $1 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fire-ants-penalties-fines-biosecurity/106891226
#Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell
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Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
By Liam O'ConnellThe unnamed business shipped a pallet of second-hand bricks infested with fire ants to mine sites in the Bowen Basin in mid-2025, sparking four rounds of aerial baiting at a cost of $1 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fire-ants-penalties-fines-biosecurity/106891226
#Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell
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Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
By Liam O'ConnellThe unnamed business shipped a pallet of second-hand bricks infested with fire ants to mine sites in the Bowen Basin in mid-2025, sparking four rounds of aerial baiting at a cost of $1 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fire-ants-penalties-fines-biosecurity/106891226
#Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell
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Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
By Liam O'ConnellThe unnamed business shipped a pallet of second-hand bricks infested with fire ants to mine sites in the Bowen Basin in mid-2025, sparking four rounds of aerial baiting at a cost of $1 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fire-ants-penalties-fines-biosecurity/106891226
#Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell
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🧬🤖 Mit den Chancen von KI und Biotechnologie wachsen auch die Anforderungen an Sicherheit und Regulierung.
Erhöht KIxBio Sicherheitsrisiken? Und wie lassen sich mögliche Risiken begrenzen, ohne Innovationen unnötig einzuschränken?
Diese Fragen diskutieren wir am 8. Juli in einem öffentlichen Fachgespräch des Deutschen Bundestages.👉 https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-sicherheit
#Technikfolgenabschätzung #KI #Biotechnologie #Biosecurity #Bundestag
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🧬🤖 Mit den Chancen von KI und Biotechnologie wachsen auch die Anforderungen an Sicherheit und Regulierung.
Erhöht KIxBio Sicherheitsrisiken? Und wie lassen sich mögliche Risiken begrenzen, ohne Innovationen unnötig einzuschränken?
Diese Fragen diskutieren wir am 8. Juli in einem öffentlichen Fachgespräch des Deutschen Bundestages.👉 https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-sicherheit
#Technikfolgenabschätzung #KI #Biotechnologie #Biosecurity #Bundestag
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How is the Australian poultry industry preparing for a possible outbreak of bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Australia #Poultry #AvianInfluenza #Food #Biosecurity #Agriculture #Farming #FoodPrices #EggPrices #Chickens #Livestock #FoodSupply #DiseasePrevention
https://the-14.com/how-is-the-australian-poultry-industry-preparing-for-a-possible-outbreak-of-bird-flu/ -
How is the Australian poultry industry preparing for a possible outbreak of bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Australia #Poultry #AvianInfluenza #Food #Biosecurity #Agriculture #Farming #FoodPrices #EggPrices #Chickens #Livestock #FoodSupply #DiseasePrevention
https://the-14.com/how-is-the-australian-poultry-industry-preparing-for-a-possible-outbreak-of-bird-flu/ -
What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
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What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
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What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
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What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
https://the-14.com/whats-the-risk-of-humans-getting-sick-from-bird-flu/ -
What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
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🧬🤖 Biotechnologie und KI eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten – bringen aber auch neue Sicherheitsfragen mit sich.
Das TAB hat hierzu eine Technikfolgenanalyse für den Bundestag durchgeführt und vorgelegt.
Im Fachgespräch am 8. Juli geht es u. a. um:
– Erhöht KIxBio die Sicherheitsrisiken?
– Wie lassen sich mögliche Risiken begrenzen, ohne Innovation zu behindern?
📍 Deutscher Bundestag & online
👉 Infos:
https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-sicherheit -
🧬🤖 Biotechnologie und KI eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten – bringen aber auch neue Sicherheitsfragen mit sich.
Das TAB hat hierzu eine Technikfolgenanalyse für den Bundestag durchgeführt und vorgelegt.
Im Fachgespräch am 8. Juli geht es u. a. um:
– Erhöht KIxBio die Sicherheitsrisiken?
– Wie lassen sich mögliche Risiken begrenzen, ohne Innovation zu behindern?
📍 Deutscher Bundestag & online
👉 Infos:
https://www.tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-sicherheit -
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/te-tiriti-duplicity-honoured-abroad-but-dismissed-at-home/ :
'#Aotearoa is facing its sharpest constitutional crisis in modern history, as the government professes adherence to Te Tiriti abroad while dismantling it at home, writes international legal practitioner Nicola #Hoobin.''In signing the landmark New Zealand-#India Free #Trade Agreement in April this year, the current #coalition #government exported the #Treaty yet again, embedding a dedicated “Cultural, Traditional Knowledge and Economic Cooperation Chapter” that requires all actions to be executed in a “manner consistent with the Treaty of #Waitangi”.
'.....the contradiction it presents to domestic strategy creates a fatal blind spot.
'In New Zealand public law, courts frequently look to international treaties signed by the executive as extrinsic evidence to interpret the scope of the Crown’s fiduciary obligations.
'So, for example, if #iwi launch #judicial #reviews against the rollbacks of the 19 targeted #statutes — which cover critical resource management, #biosecurity, and primary #industries — the #FTA texts become powerful legal levers.
'The Crown cannot easily look a High Court judge in the eye and argue that statutory Treaty obligations are vague, unworkable, or a threat to democratic certainty when the executive branch has formally executed international documents telling the UK and EU the exact opposite.
'The explicit acknowledgments in the EU and UK agreements effectively block the Crown from downplaying the constitutional status of Te Tiriti in a domestic courtroom.
'This inescapable double standard shifts the ultimate burden of accountability from global panels directly onto our domestic judiciary.
'Will the New Zealand courts now hold the Crown strictly accountable for its own #international admissions, enforcing the principle that a sovereign government can’t legally define Te Tiriti as a cornerstone of our constitution to the rest of the world while treating it as entirely disposable at home?...' -
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/te-tiriti-duplicity-honoured-abroad-but-dismissed-at-home/ :
'#Aotearoa is facing its sharpest constitutional crisis in modern history, as the government professes adherence to Te Tiriti abroad while dismantling it at home, writes international legal practitioner Nicola #Hoobin.''In signing the landmark New Zealand-#India Free #Trade Agreement in April this year, the current #coalition #government exported the #Treaty yet again, embedding a dedicated “Cultural, Traditional Knowledge and Economic Cooperation Chapter” that requires all actions to be executed in a “manner consistent with the Treaty of #Waitangi”.
'.....the contradiction it presents to domestic strategy creates a fatal blind spot.
'In New Zealand public law, courts frequently look to international treaties signed by the executive as extrinsic evidence to interpret the scope of the Crown’s fiduciary obligations.
'So, for example, if #iwi launch #judicial #reviews against the rollbacks of the 19 targeted #statutes — which cover critical resource management, #biosecurity, and primary #industries — the #FTA texts become powerful legal levers.
'The Crown cannot easily look a High Court judge in the eye and argue that statutory Treaty obligations are vague, unworkable, or a threat to democratic certainty when the executive branch has formally executed international documents telling the UK and EU the exact opposite.
'The explicit acknowledgments in the EU and UK agreements effectively block the Crown from downplaying the constitutional status of Te Tiriti in a domestic courtroom.
'This inescapable double standard shifts the ultimate burden of accountability from global panels directly onto our domestic judiciary.
'Will the New Zealand courts now hold the Crown strictly accountable for its own #international admissions, enforcing the principle that a sovereign government can’t legally define Te Tiriti as a cornerstone of our constitution to the rest of the world while treating it as entirely disposable at home?...' -
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/te-tiriti-duplicity-honoured-abroad-but-dismissed-at-home/ :
'#Aotearoa is facing its sharpest constitutional crisis in modern history, as the government professes adherence to Te Tiriti abroad while dismantling it at home, writes international legal practitioner Nicola #Hoobin.''In signing the landmark New Zealand-#India Free #Trade Agreement in April this year, the current #coalition #government exported the #Treaty yet again, embedding a dedicated “Cultural, Traditional Knowledge and Economic Cooperation Chapter” that requires all actions to be executed in a “manner consistent with the Treaty of #Waitangi”.
'.....the contradiction it presents to domestic strategy creates a fatal blind spot.
'In New Zealand public law, courts frequently look to international treaties signed by the executive as extrinsic evidence to interpret the scope of the Crown’s fiduciary obligations.
'So, for example, if #iwi launch #judicial #reviews against the rollbacks of the 19 targeted #statutes — which cover critical resource management, #biosecurity, and primary #industries — the #FTA texts become powerful legal levers.
'The Crown cannot easily look a High Court judge in the eye and argue that statutory Treaty obligations are vague, unworkable, or a threat to democratic certainty when the executive branch has formally executed international documents telling the UK and EU the exact opposite.
'The explicit acknowledgments in the EU and UK agreements effectively block the Crown from downplaying the constitutional status of Te Tiriti in a domestic courtroom.
'This inescapable double standard shifts the ultimate burden of accountability from global panels directly onto our domestic judiciary.
'Will the New Zealand courts now hold the Crown strictly accountable for its own #international admissions, enforcing the principle that a sovereign government can’t legally define Te Tiriti as a cornerstone of our constitution to the rest of the world while treating it as entirely disposable at home?...' -
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/te-tiriti-duplicity-honoured-abroad-but-dismissed-at-home/ :
'#Aotearoa is facing its sharpest constitutional crisis in modern history, as the government professes adherence to Te Tiriti abroad while dismantling it at home, writes international legal practitioner Nicola #Hoobin.''In signing the landmark New Zealand-#India Free #Trade Agreement in April this year, the current #coalition #government exported the #Treaty yet again, embedding a dedicated “Cultural, Traditional Knowledge and Economic Cooperation Chapter” that requires all actions to be executed in a “manner consistent with the Treaty of #Waitangi”.
'.....the contradiction it presents to domestic strategy creates a fatal blind spot.
'In New Zealand public law, courts frequently look to international treaties signed by the executive as extrinsic evidence to interpret the scope of the Crown’s fiduciary obligations.
'So, for example, if #iwi launch #judicial #reviews against the rollbacks of the 19 targeted #statutes — which cover critical resource management, #biosecurity, and primary #industries — the #FTA texts become powerful legal levers.
'The Crown cannot easily look a High Court judge in the eye and argue that statutory Treaty obligations are vague, unworkable, or a threat to democratic certainty when the executive branch has formally executed international documents telling the UK and EU the exact opposite.
'The explicit acknowledgments in the EU and UK agreements effectively block the Crown from downplaying the constitutional status of Te Tiriti in a domestic courtroom.
'This inescapable double standard shifts the ultimate burden of accountability from global panels directly onto our domestic judiciary.
'Will the New Zealand courts now hold the Crown strictly accountable for its own #international admissions, enforcing the principle that a sovereign government can’t legally define Te Tiriti as a cornerstone of our constitution to the rest of the world while treating it as entirely disposable at home?...' -
https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/te-tiriti-duplicity-honoured-abroad-but-dismissed-at-home/ :
'#Aotearoa is facing its sharpest constitutional crisis in modern history, as the government professes adherence to Te Tiriti abroad while dismantling it at home, writes international legal practitioner Nicola #Hoobin.''In signing the landmark New Zealand-#India Free #Trade Agreement in April this year, the current #coalition #government exported the #Treaty yet again, embedding a dedicated “Cultural, Traditional Knowledge and Economic Cooperation Chapter” that requires all actions to be executed in a “manner consistent with the Treaty of #Waitangi”.
'.....the contradiction it presents to domestic strategy creates a fatal blind spot.
'In New Zealand public law, courts frequently look to international treaties signed by the executive as extrinsic evidence to interpret the scope of the Crown’s fiduciary obligations.
'So, for example, if #iwi launch #judicial #reviews against the rollbacks of the 19 targeted #statutes — which cover critical resource management, #biosecurity, and primary #industries — the #FTA texts become powerful legal levers.
'The Crown cannot easily look a High Court judge in the eye and argue that statutory Treaty obligations are vague, unworkable, or a threat to democratic certainty when the executive branch has formally executed international documents telling the UK and EU the exact opposite.
'The explicit acknowledgments in the EU and UK agreements effectively block the Crown from downplaying the constitutional status of Te Tiriti in a domestic courtroom.
'This inescapable double standard shifts the ultimate burden of accountability from global panels directly onto our domestic judiciary.
'Will the New Zealand courts now hold the Crown strictly accountable for its own #international admissions, enforcing the principle that a sovereign government can’t legally define Te Tiriti as a cornerstone of our constitution to the rest of the world while treating it as entirely disposable at home?...' -
Die Chefs führender #KI-Unternehmen, Wissenschaftler und #Biosecurity-Experten flehen in einem offenen Brief die #Politik an, sie per Gesetz zu regulieren, damit ihre Maschinen keine Biochemische Waffen entwickeln.
Wahrscheinlich erhalten sie dafür Lob und Anerkennung, obwohl alles daran falsch ist. Der Anstand eines Menschen reicht aus, um derartiges zu verhindern. Also sich selbst zu zügeln und zu kontrollieren.
Fatal ist nun, dass #Anstand nur dort zu finden ist, wo er unbedeutend ist. Sobald #Macht und das nötige Rüstzeug im Spiel sind ist er gegen die #Gier chancenlos.
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Die Chefs führender #KI-Unternehmen, Wissenschaftler und #Biosecurity-Experten flehen in einem offenen Brief die #Politik an, sie per Gesetz zu regulieren, damit ihre Maschinen keine Biochemische Waffen entwickeln.
Wahrscheinlich erhalten sie dafür Lob und Anerkennung, obwohl alles daran falsch ist. Der Anstand eines Menschen reicht aus, um derartiges zu verhindern. Also sich selbst zu zügeln und zu kontrollieren.
Fatal ist nun, dass #Anstand nur dort zu finden ist, wo er unbedeutend ist. Sobald #Macht und das nötige Rüstzeug im Spiel sind ist er gegen die #Gier chancenlos.
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Open letter from AI lab leaders calling for better tracking of synthetic DNA that could be used to develop bioweapons. The biosecurity angle is real — but the actual enforcement mechanisms for such tracking remain vague. Who audits the auditors? #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
https://www.techmeme.com/260603/p68#a260603p68 -
Open letter from AI lab leaders calling for better tracking of synthetic DNA that could be used to develop bioweapons. The biosecurity angle is real — but the actual enforcement mechanisms for such tracking remain vague. Who audits the auditors? #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
https://www.techmeme.com/260603/p68#a260603p68 -
Open letter from AI lab leaders calling for better tracking of synthetic DNA that could be used to develop bioweapons. The biosecurity angle is real — but the actual enforcement mechanisms for such tracking remain vague. Who audits the auditors? #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
https://www.techmeme.com/260603/p68#a260603p68 -
Open letter from AI lab leaders calling for better tracking of synthetic DNA that could be used to develop bioweapons. The biosecurity angle is real — but the actual enforcement mechanisms for such tracking remain vague. Who audits the auditors? #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
https://www.techmeme.com/260603/p68#a260603p68 -
Open letter from AI lab leaders calling for better tracking of synthetic DNA that could be used to develop bioweapons. The biosecurity angle is real — but the actual enforcement mechanisms for such tracking remain vague. Who audits the auditors? #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
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OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic warn AI could help people build biological weapons
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/06/ai-bioweapon-warning-dna-screening/
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OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic warn AI could help people build biological weapons
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/06/ai-bioweapon-warning-dna-screening/
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/263112/ South Africa Maintains Livestock Exports Amid Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak #agriculture #biosecurity #FoodSecurity #FootAndMouthDisease #JohnSteenhuisen #LivestockExports #Sadc #SouthAfrica #TradeMarkets #VaccinationProgramme
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DINARA-WELVET has reached Southeast Asia.
Today in Timor-Leste, we are holding a workshop with local professionals and young people to discuss One Health, biosecurity, biodiversity, environmental protection, public health, and preparedness.
Thank you, East Timor, for joining us on this adventure!
You can find more abour DINARA-WELVET here: https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/dinara-welvet-one-health-capacity?r=6l8ed8
#OneHealth #TimorLeste #Biosecurity #Biodiversity #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #CapacityBuilding #EuropeanUnion
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DINARA-WELVET has reached Southeast Asia.
Today in Timor-Leste, we are holding a workshop with local professionals and young people to discuss One Health, biosecurity, biodiversity, environmental protection, public health, and preparedness.
Thank you, East Timor, for joining us on this adventure!
You can find more abour DINARA-WELVET here: https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/dinara-welvet-one-health-capacity?r=6l8ed8
#OneHealth #TimorLeste #Biosecurity #Biodiversity #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #CapacityBuilding #EuropeanUnion
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Uno studio analizza la capacità dei modelli di IA di assistere nella progettazione di armi biologiche. Il punto critico non è tanto "può farlo?" quanto: quali sono i guardrail tecnici reali, e chi li valida? Le dichiarazioni dei vendor non bastano — servono audit indipendenti e metodologie riproducibili. #infosec #AIrisk #biosecurity
https://www.lescienze.it/tecnologia-e-intelligenza-artificiale/2026/05/21/news/ia_progettazione_virus_tossine_armi_biologiche-21965458/?rss -
Most hantavirus is a dead-end infection. The Andes strain isn't.
A cruise ship outbreak in the Atlantic is reminding us that emerging pathogens don't follow cruise schedules-they follow biology. Global risk remains low, but the transmission window is narrow and real.
Pandemic prep isn't paranoia. It's pattern recognition.
#Hantavirus #PandemicPrep #EmergingPathogens #PublicHealth #Biosecurity #EpidemicResponse #HealthSecurity #ViralOutbreak #RiskManagement #InfectiousDiseases
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Most hantavirus is a dead-end infection. The Andes strain isn't.
A cruise ship outbreak in the Atlantic is reminding us that emerging pathogens don't follow cruise schedules-they follow biology. Global risk remains low, but the transmission window is narrow and real.
Pandemic prep isn't paranoia. It's pattern recognition.
#Hantavirus #PandemicPrep #EmergingPathogens #PublicHealth #Biosecurity #EpidemicResponse #HealthSecurity #ViralOutbreak #RiskManagement #InfectiousDiseases
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New paper out in *New Zealand Plant Protection* 🌾
Buddenhagen CE et al. (2026) report AHAS‑inhibitor herbicide resistance in recent Alopecurus myosuroides (black‑grass) incursions into New Zealand.
Two incursion‑linked seed lots were tested. One showed very high resistance (>10× the label rate to achieve 90% control), while the other showed reduced sensitivity. This indicates that AHAS‑inhibitor herbicides should not be used for black‑grass incursion responses in New Zealand.
Given the widespread evolution of resistance overseas, future incursions are increasingly likely to carry resistance traits. Strong border biosecurity, certified seed, avoiding seed from infested regions, and early resistance screening are critical.
https://doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2026.79.11801
#WeedScience #HerbicideResistance #Biosecurity #BlackGrass #PlantProtection #NZScience #NZPPS
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New paper out in *New Zealand Plant Protection* 🌾
Buddenhagen CE et al. (2026) report AHAS‑inhibitor herbicide resistance in recent Alopecurus myosuroides (black‑grass) incursions into New Zealand.
Two incursion‑linked seed lots were tested. One showed very high resistance (>10× the label rate to achieve 90% control), while the other showed reduced sensitivity. This indicates that AHAS‑inhibitor herbicides should not be used for black‑grass incursion responses in New Zealand.
Given the widespread evolution of resistance overseas, future incursions are increasingly likely to carry resistance traits. Strong border biosecurity, certified seed, avoiding seed from infested regions, and early resistance screening are critical.
https://doi.org/10.30843/nzpp.2026.79.11801
#WeedScience #HerbicideResistance #Biosecurity #BlackGrass #PlantProtection #NZScience #NZPPS
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Some good news. Auckland's yellow-legged hornet invasion appears to have been stymied. A six month response from MPI contained the little fuckers to within six kilometres of the original ground zero.
Well done to all who were part of this effort. That's $12m well spent.
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#OneHealth Lack of #BioSecurity
The viruses we are talking about in this report are #H1N1 #H3N2
"🦠🚨Virus theft raises alarms in São Paulo stateIn the current climate, the last thing anyone needed was a story about scientists sneaking virus samples out of a high-security lab. Well, that’s just happened in Brazil.
Federal Police this week arrested Soledad Miller, an Argentine-born researcher affiliated with the University of Campinas (Unicamp, one of Latin America’s most prestigious universities), on suspicion of stealing biological samples from the university's virology lab. The material had been missing for 40 days. It turned out to be located no more than around 350 meters away, spread across three university labs where Miller had no authorized access.
Miller's husband, Michael Edward Miller — a veterinarian pursuing a doctorate in genetics and molecular biology at Unicamp — is also under investigation, though authorities have not specified his alleged role. The couple co-owns a biotech company called Agrotrix Biotech Solutions. Her defense has said she did not commit theft, arguing she was merely using borrowed lab space because she lacked her own."
From The Brazilian Report:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brazilian-report_virus-theft-raises-alarms-in-s%C3%A3o-paulo-activity-7442986551871160322-Vy7T -
#OneHealth Lack of #BioSecurity
The viruses we are talking about in this report are #H1N1 #H3N2
"🦠🚨Virus theft raises alarms in São Paulo stateIn the current climate, the last thing anyone needed was a story about scientists sneaking virus samples out of a high-security lab. Well, that’s just happened in Brazil.
Federal Police this week arrested Soledad Miller, an Argentine-born researcher affiliated with the University of Campinas (Unicamp, one of Latin America’s most prestigious universities), on suspicion of stealing biological samples from the university's virology lab. The material had been missing for 40 days. It turned out to be located no more than around 350 meters away, spread across three university labs where Miller had no authorized access.
Miller's husband, Michael Edward Miller — a veterinarian pursuing a doctorate in genetics and molecular biology at Unicamp — is also under investigation, though authorities have not specified his alleged role. The couple co-owns a biotech company called Agrotrix Biotech Solutions. Her defense has said she did not commit theft, arguing she was merely using borrowed lab space because she lacked her own."
From The Brazilian Report:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brazilian-report_virus-theft-raises-alarms-in-s%C3%A3o-paulo-activity-7442986551871160322-Vy7T -
Cacti confiscated from home garden over fears of another ‘prickly pear’ disaster https://www.allforgardening.com/1673598/cacti-confiscated-from-home-garden-over-fears-of-another-prickly-pear-disaster/ #biosecurity #BiosecurityQueensland #BlindPricklyPear #cactus #confisicated #destroyed #DugOut #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #JennyMilson #ParooShire #PricklyPear #PricklyPears #prohibited #PurplePricklyPear #Queensland #Removed #succulents #taken #WheelCactus #yowah
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Cacti confiscated from home garden over fears of another ‘prickly pear’ disaster https://www.allforgardening.com/1673598/cacti-confiscated-from-home-garden-over-fears-of-another-prickly-pear-disaster/ #biosecurity #BiosecurityQueensland #BlindPricklyPear #cactus #confisicated #destroyed #DugOut #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #JennyMilson #ParooShire #PricklyPear #PricklyPears #prohibited #PurplePricklyPear #Queensland #Removed #succulents #taken #WheelCactus #yowah
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Most neighbours on the NSW Mid North Coast reject the local environment and have three dogs and a cat, but this one had 38 snakes including a cobra, 19 lizards, a crocodile, three hedgehogs and 28 dogs and nine cats in the home. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/police-discover-snakes-crocodile-during-kempsey-drug-raid/106307800
#NSW #MidnorthCoast #CITES #Biosecurity #ExoticAnimals #pets #dogs #biodiversity #neighbourhoods -
Most neighbours on the NSW Mid North Coast reject the local environment and have three dogs and a cat, but this one had 38 snakes including a cobra, 19 lizards, a crocodile, three hedgehogs and 28 dogs and nine cats in the home. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/police-discover-snakes-crocodile-during-kempsey-drug-raid/106307800
#NSW #MidnorthCoast #CITES #Biosecurity #ExoticAnimals #pets #dogs #biodiversity #neighbourhoods -
BREAKING: Valthos AI launches with $30M to build an AI shield against biological threats.
They're racing to defend against tomorrow's pandemics TODAY.
This is a game-changer for global health security.
https://eproductempire.blogspot.com/2025/10/valthos-ai-30m-startup-racing-to-defend.html
#AI #Biotech #HealthTech
#ValthosAI
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#PublicHealth -
BREAKING: Valthos AI launches with $30M to build an AI shield against biological threats.
They're racing to defend against tomorrow's pandemics TODAY.
This is a game-changer for global health security.
https://eproductempire.blogspot.com/2025/10/valthos-ai-30m-startup-racing-to-defend.html
#AI #Biotech #HealthTech
#ValthosAI
#AI
#Biosecurity
#FutureOfHealth
#PandemicPrevention
#HealthTech
#DeepTech
#SyntheticBiology
#AIforGood
#PublicHealth -
BREAKING: Valthos AI launches with $30M to build an AI shield against biological threats.
They're racing to defend against tomorrow's pandemics TODAY.
This is a game-changer for global health security.
https://eproductempire.blogspot.com/2025/10/valthos-ai-30m-startup-racing-to-defend.html
#AI #Biotech #HealthTech
#ValthosAI
#AI
#Biosecurity
#FutureOfHealth
#PandemicPrevention
#HealthTech
#DeepTech
#SyntheticBiology
#AIforGood
#PublicHealth -
BREAKING: Valthos AI launches with $30M to build an AI shield against biological threats.
They're racing to defend against tomorrow's pandemics TODAY.
This is a game-changer for global health security.
https://eproductempire.blogspot.com/2025/10/valthos-ai-30m-startup-racing-to-defend.html
#AI #Biotech #HealthTech
#ValthosAI
#AI
#Biosecurity
#FutureOfHealth
#PandemicPrevention
#HealthTech
#DeepTech
#SyntheticBiology
#AIforGood
#PublicHealth