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The Age of AI in the Life Sciences

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Our 2025 report recommends ways the United States can reap the benefits of artificial intelligence in the life sciences while minimizing risks that AI may be misused to develop harmful biological agents.

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New Report: Strategic Report on Research and Development in Biotechnology for Defense Innovation

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This report offers a strategic vision for connecting scientists and technologists to build on, leverage, and tailor advances at the intersection of AI/ML, automated experimentation, and biotechnology to drive innovation in defense-related biotechnologies.

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Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications: Interactive Overview

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This digital resource highlights the key messages from the report, "Charting a Future for Sequencing RNA and Its Modifications."

New International Bioeconomy Forum Strengthens Engagement Between U.S. and India on Promoting and Protecting the Bioeconomy Oct 28, 2024 Program News

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Pivotal Interfaces of Environmental Health and Infectious Disease Research to Inform Responses to Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics - A Workshop

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Pivotal Interfaces of Environmental Health and Infectious Disease Research to Inform Responses to Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics - A Workshop

Sustainable Infrastructures for Public Communication of the Life Sciences: A Workshop

Confidence and Trust at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society: A Workshop

When Science and Citizens Connected: Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms - A Workshop

U.S. Army Synthetic Biology Roundtable

Response and Resilient Recovery Strategic Science Initiative: A Rapid, Multidisciplinary Scientific Capability for Scenario Analysis

Quantum Science Concepts in Enhancing Sensing and Imaging Technologies: Applications for Biology—A Workshop

A Mid-Term Assessment of NSF Progress on the 2015 Strategic Vision for Antarctic and Southern Ocean Research

Developing a Booklet on Biodiversity for the Public and Policy Makers

Six Party Symposia on Synthetic Biology

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Eleventh Round

Advancing a Systems Approach to Studying the Earth: A Strategy for the National Science Foundation

The H5N1 Avian Flu Virus: Has the Paradigm Changed?

Fostering the Culture of Convergence in Research

Assessing the Biosecurity Implications of Genome Editing Technology: A Workshop