A Simple Step to Close a Dangerous Biosecurity Gap
NTI President and CEO Christine E. Wormuth joins fellow leaders in calling on U.S. policymakers to act with urgency and establish clear national standards for DNA synthesis screening.
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AIxBio Horizon Scan Finds Accelerating Capabilities Require Urgent Oversight
The convergence of artificial intelligence and the life sciences continues to accelerate. The AIxBio Horizon Scan: Spring 2026 shows that while individual advances may seem incremental, their combined trajectory is significant. Progress is outpacing governance frameworks.
Why Responsible AIxBio Innovation Must Be on New Delhi’s Agenda
Some of the world’s largest AI companies—Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic—have warned that their models could be misused to cause harm with biology. The India AI Impact Summit is a critical moment for policymakers, scientists, developers, and biosecurity experts to work together on responsible governance that reduces AIxBio risks.
Young Voices in International Security: Interview with Jezabel Gigena
Jezabel Gigena is an emerging biosecurity educator and policy-minded researcher who leads the iGEM Community Mastering Biosafety and Biosecurity project, creating accessible training on dual-use risks and responsible biotechnology. Jezabel is currently pursuing a PhD in biomedical sciences from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and enjoys working with community-driven initiatives to strengthen global biosecurity awareness.
Improving Biosecurity through Metadata Capture
As the capabilities of biological AI tools continue to advance at an accelerating pace, it is vital that DNA synthesis providers and others in the biosecurity space embrace new guardrails to prevent their misuse.
What is Biosecurity — Explained
Since the emergence of the term in the late 20th century, “biosecurity” has had a wide variety of meanings. While biosecurity is fundamental to the work of NTI | bio, we have not explicitly laid out our definition of biosecurity — until now.
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