In a world where motivated actors can use biological AI tools to evade DNA synthesis screening, how can DNA providers be more confident that the sequences they assemble and ship are safe? Google ...

Recent reporting has shown just how quickly governments and industry are embracing novel AI systems. Agentic AI systems that ...

The global expansion of nuclear energy, including in the Middle East, is in the United States’ interest—but it should not come at the expense of security. In practice, that means any nuclear ...

Since the AIxBio Horizon Scan Winter 2025-2026 published in March 2026, there has been steady, incremental progress across AI-enabled biological tools. Protein design tools have continued to improve, ...

At a time of profound geopolitical upheaval, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) nuclear security recommendations are central to preventing nuclear terrorism and sustaining global ...

NTI endorses the bipartisan Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026, led by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). This bill creates an important opportunity to incentivize ...

The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the life sciences has driven the development of biological AI tools with a range of beneficial applications. However, some of these tools have also ...

All life on Earth shares the same molecular “handedness.” Proteins use left-handed amino acids, and sugars are right-handed. This uniform orientation is crucial because biological molecules interact ...

Imagine this: A global pandemic that results in more than 850 million cases, and 60 million deaths is sparked by a novel enterovirus strain that was intentionally engineered by an extremist group ...

evolving threats. 1 Innovations in synthetic biology and biotechnology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) may enable the creation of highly targeted or ...

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, the riveting new thriller from Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, provides a window into what might happen if our political and military leaders suddenly were ...

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and its convergence with the life sciences offer incredible potential societal benefits, including advancing public health through the development of new ...