To better understand what causes a pandemic, pathogens may be altered during research in ways that affect how they spread and cause disease. However, these alterations could make them more ...

Another pandemic like COVID-19 is all but guaranteed, according to public health experts. Whether it happens next year or a decade from now, these massive public health emergencies naturally happen on ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

Ethical obligations to make research with pandemic risk more safe, secure, and responsible The benefits of pathogen research are significant because it has dramatically improved the well-being of ...

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. government will implement a new policy addressing Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) and Pathogens of Enhanced Pandemic Potential (PEPP). This policy supersedes the 2012 DURC ...

Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports a new study led by Ingun Lund Witsø of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, ...

While pet owners across the U.S. planned for holiday travel last fall, many were hit with a fear for their four-legged friends as multiple states reported increased cases of dog respiratory illness.

Update: Executive Order 14292, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research”, issued on May 5, 2025, has ordered a suspension of all federally funded dangerous gain-of-function research ...

An almond tree near Fresno infected with the pathogen Phytophthora syringae. The pathogen is usually found in tree roots but intense storms created the right conditions for the pathogen to "swim" up ...

Since late spring to early summer of 2022, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been looking into the respiratory syndrome that went on to impact hundreds of dogs across the country in ...