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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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January 30, 2023
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Managing the Risks of Biotechnology Innovation
Biotechnology advances offer immense public health and consumer potential, but come with serious risks. A recent workshop held by the Council on Foreign Relations brought experts together to discuss …
February 9, 2015
Biotechnology
Mitigating the Risks of Synthetic Biology
Gigi Kwik Gronvall examines the increased use of synthetic biology—a nascent field that engineers biology to improve manufacturing and the development of medicines—in order to highlight the need for oversight and better regulation.
July 15, 2013
Public Health Threats and Pandemics
H5N1
Overview Gigi Gronvall examines the controversy surrounding the publication of two H5N1 flu–transmission studies as a case study to illuminate why dual-use research of concern is not just a proble…
March 13, 2023
Food and Water Security
Lessons Learned With Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg
Peggy Hamburg discusses her distinguished career as an internationally recognized leader in science, medicine, and public health. Hamburg served as the twenty-first commissioner of the U.S. Food and …
February 13, 2015
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Guest Post: The Unknown Limits of Synthetic Biology
Helia Ighani is a research associate in the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. Since 2001, major metropolitan cities have increasingly conducted gas and chemical attac…
