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Death at a plague lab raises fears about Russia's secrets
A laboratory worker died in Siberia after a suspected accident. Experts worry the official story does not fit the scale of Russia's response.
TIME · 2m
Is Europe ready for the next pandemic?
Five years after Covid, the EU assesses its preparedness for future health crises amid questions about coordination and innovation priorities.
POLITICO · 1m
Russia's plague death exposes a global biosecurity crisis
A researcher's death near a Russian plague lab reveals how the world is building more dangerous pathogen facilities while oversight collapses.
Vox · 4m
Forty percent of hospitals flunk pandemic drill
A New York health test found most facilities too slow to mask and isolate patients with mystery fevers that could signal bird flu.
Ars Technica · 2m
Why AI won't unleash a bioweapon apocalypse
Despite alarm from Silicon Valley to Washington, experts say the real barriers to AI-created bioweapons are far more practical than theoretical.
WIRED · 2m