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  1. The limits of sequence-based #biosecurity screening tools in the age of AI-assisted protein design www.frontiersin.org/journals/bio...

  2. Refusal ≠ safety. What 3 recent #biosecurity evals reveal about risk discrimination, over-refusal, and concealed hazards Bonus: we could do some interesting economic modeling on this. blog.stephenturner.us/p/benchmarki.... Kudos to the authors: three very good papers here!

    Benchmarking AI Biosecurity Re...

  3. Safeguarding open-weight genomic foundation models through weight locking pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42465336/ 🧬💻🧪 github.com/Georgakopoul... #biosecurity

  4. NZ detects first case of bird flu in native bird

    Days after a migratory bird tested positive for bird flu in Wellington, authorities have detected a second case of the deadly virus in a native bird.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/new

    #Biosecurity #AvianInfluenza #Animals #Influenza

  5. NZ detects first case of bird flu in native bird

    Days after a migratory bird tested positive for bird flu in Wellington, authorities have detected a second case of the deadly virus in a native bird.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/new

    #Biosecurity #AvianInfluenza #Animals #Influenza

  6. This really is such a good essay from Jasper Gotting at @[email protected]. Re-reading for the 3rd time, thinking about this "correlates of uplift" component. securebio.substack.com/p/the-role-o... #biosecurity

    The Role of Evals in the Biori...

  7. 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
    newsbeep.com/au/801436/

  8. 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
    newsbeep.com/au/801436/

  9. New Zealand reports first H5N1 bird flu case

    The deadly virus was detected in a brown skua seabird near Wellington, although authorities say there is not yet any evidence of mass mortality or impacts on poultry.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/new

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity

  10. New Zealand reports first H5N1 bird flu case

    The deadly virus was detected in a brown skua seabird near Wellington, although authorities say there is not yet any evidence of mass mortality or impacts on poultry.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/new

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity

  11. “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI casp.ac/reports/ai-e... #biosecurity

  12. “God has helped us, and so will AI”: How the Terrorist Group Boko Haram Uses Frontier AI casp.ac/reports/ai-e... #biosecurity

  13. Off switches for dual-use knowledge, the PhD admissions drop, a Brown cheating mess, the end of reading, AI labs at the bench, and planning for a "Bio Mythos" moment. 1.7k words, 8 min reading time. doi.org/10.59350/0ae...

    Closing my tabs, July 10, 2026

  14. Off switches for dual-use knowledge, the PhD admissions drop, a Brown cheating mess, the end of reading, AI labs at the bench, and planning for a "Bio Mythos" moment. 1.7k words, 8 min reading time. doi.org/10.59350/0ae...

    Closing my tabs, July 10, 2026

  15. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  16. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  17. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  18. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  19. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  20. SA confirms second H5 bird flu case, two more suspected in Perth and WA

    South Australia confirms its second H5 bird flu case while Western Australia investigates two more suspected detections, as authorities say the virus has not spread beyond isolated wild birds.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/sec

    #AvianInfluenza #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #Biosecurity #PoultryFarming #Animals

  21. SA confirms second H5 bird flu case, two more suspected in Perth and WA

    South Australia confirms its second H5 bird flu case while Western Australia investigates two more suspected detections, as authorities say the virus has not spread beyond isolated wild birds.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/sec

    #AvianInfluenza #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #Biosecurity #PoultryFarming #Animals

  22. Second case of H5 bird flu detected on South Australian coast

    South Australia has recorded its second confirmed detection of H5 bird flu, in a giant petrel found on the state's Yorke Peninsula.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/sec

    #AvianInfluenza #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #Biosecurity #PoultryFarming #Animals

  23. Second case of H5 bird flu detected on South Australian coast

    South Australia has recorded its second confirmed detection of H5 bird flu, in a giant petrel found on the state's Yorke Peninsula.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/sec

    #AvianInfluenza #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #Biosecurity #PoultryFarming #Animals

  24. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  25. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  26. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  27. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  28. Qld business fined $1,200 after sparking million-dollar fire ant scare
    By Liam O'Connell

    The 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.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/fir

    #Biosecurity #Pests #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #LiamOConnell

  29. Suspected bird flu case detected in SA but yet to be confirmed as H5
    By Daniel Keane

    A suspected H5 bird flu case is detected in a giant petrel on SA's Yorke Peninsula, but the state government says the viral load is low with further results expected within the next 48 hours.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/bir

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #Birds #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #DanielKeane

  30. Suspected bird flu case detected in SA but yet to be confirmed as H5
    By Daniel Keane

    A suspected H5 bird flu case is detected in a giant petrel on SA's Yorke Peninsula, but the state government says the viral load is low with further results expected within the next 48 hours.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/bir

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #Birds #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #DanielKeane

  31. Suspected bird flu case detected in SA but yet to be confirmed as H5
    By Daniel Keane

    A suspected H5 bird flu case is detected in a giant petrel on SA's Yorke Peninsula, but the state government says the viral load is low with further results expected within the next 48 hours.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/bir

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #Birds #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #DanielKeane

  32. Suspected bird flu case detected in SA but yet to be confirmed as H5
    By Daniel Keane

    A suspected H5 bird flu case is detected in a giant petrel on SA's Yorke Peninsula, but the state government says the viral load is low with further results expected within the next 48 hours.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/bir

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #Birds #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #DanielKeane

  33. Suspected bird flu case detected in SA but yet to be confirmed as H5
    By Daniel Keane

    A suspected H5 bird flu case is detected in a giant petrel on SA's Yorke Peninsula, but the state government says the viral load is low with further results expected within the next 48 hours.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-07/bir

    #AvianInfluenza #Biosecurity #Birds #EnvironmentalManagement #PoultryFarming #DanielKeane

  34. 🧬🤖 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.

    👉 tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-s

    #Technikfolgenabschätzung #KI #Biotechnologie #Biosecurity #Bundestag

  35. 🧬🤖 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.

    👉 tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-s

    #Technikfolgenabschätzung #KI #Biotechnologie #Biosecurity #Bundestag

  36. Most gain of function research is not dangerous, and most dangerous research is not called gain of function. blog.stephenturner.us/p/dangerous-... 🧬💻🧪 #biosecurity

    Most gain of function research...

  37. 🧬🤖 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:
    tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-s

    #Biosecurity #KI #technikfolgenabschatzung

  38. 🧬🤖 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:
    tab-beim-bundestag.de/KIxBio-s

    #Biosecurity #KI #technikfolgenabschatzung