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the art of keeping nature's worst ideas from spreading past their zip code.
means the set of measures designed to stop dangerous biological agents, pests, or pathogens from escaping, spreading, or being weaponized.
from emerged from 20th-century agriculture and quarantine science, then leapt into global consciousness after sars, avian flu, and covid-19 turned lab doors and border checkpoints into front lines.
scope creepnow covers farms, labs, airports, and gene-editing kits.
weak linkone unwashed boot can undo a nation's border policy.
cold war 2.0biosecurity now rivals nuclear security in funding debates.