Synbio News

May 29, 2009

New Rules for Biosecurity

Science

Biosecurity regulations are back on the table again, and revised policies could have broad implications for the entire scientific enterprise. In response to an Executive Order by President Bush on 9 January 2009, an interagency working group is reviewing all U.S. laws and regulations governing the conduct of research with biological materials that are potential security threats—so-called select agents.…

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/324/5931/1117