Participants at a January 11th forum on Minimizing the Risks of Synthetic DNA, held at the AAAS, appeared to be in general agreement on the principles behind proposed US guidelines to safeguard the rapidly advancing technology of gene synthesis.

The post Broad Consensus on Gene Synthesis Guidelines appears on the FAS Strategic Security Blog.

US Senate consideration of a new biosecurity bill has been delayed to accommodate requests for additional information from the Administration.

The post Debating New Biosecurity Research Regulations appears on the FAS Strategic Security Blog.