The more immediate #AI #bioweapons concern is not that AI suddenly enables amateurs but that it amplifies already capable actors, I told @guardian. The key question is which barriers AI lowers, for whom, and at what points in the biological threat pathway. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“Anticipation is about preserving our capacity to act, rather than simply react.” A good framing from Swiss State Secretary Alexandre Fasel at #GESDASummit. Pleased to join the Engineering Life panel to discuss emerging biothreats and the governance gaps they expose. #biosecurity

A stress test is not a threat map. Lower barriers do not mean low barriers. And biological risk extends far below the threshold of catastrophe.
@yblim.bsky.social and I on what Biological War gets wrong — and why it matters for biosecurity policy.
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This one's worth a read. Both authors are top bioscience experts who, in my experience, do not make bad assumptions. thebulletin.org/2026/10/anni...

Good to see The Economist drawing on my work in its coverage of the reported Siberian plague incident. My key point: transparency matters. Without a clear account of what happened and how the incident was handled, uncertainty inevitably fuels speculation. www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

We still don’t know exactly what happened at Russia’s Irkutsk anti-plague institute. That uncertainty is the problem. My new piece for UnHeard on why we need better ways to investigate possible lab-linked outbreaks.
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The biggest problem with the Siberian plague incident right now is the lack of clear, consistent information, I tell @telegraph.co.uk
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Important piece in @lemonde.fr on AI & biosecurity, bringing together several recent dev'ts that are too often treated separately. As I told Hervé Morin: “What worries me is not a spectacular breakthrough, but the direction of travel.” www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...

Great to see @gregkoblentz.bsky.social and my work on #GlobalBioLabs featured in The Lancet's editorial this week. Excited to say we'll be updating numbers of #BSL4 labs very soon. Watch this space!
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Spiez #Convergence 2026 has wrapped—cutting-edge science and sharp policy discussion on what emerging S&T means for #1972BWC and #CWC. Great to see so many brilliant women helping shape—and drive—the future of #biosecurity. Congrats Spiez Lab & team!