33 Bonus Episode: Bio-threats ain't what they used to be (or are they?) with Michael Parker

Poisons and Pestilence

In this episode we look at the history of bio-threat assessment. With a review provided by Michael Parker, who has collated a list of threat assessments produced over the past century. You can find further details on the project here! Do check it out!

https://cobrabiosecurity.org/

Further reading:

Sequence-Based Classification of Select Agents
A BRIGHTER LINE

Committee on Scientific Milestones for the Development of a Gene Sequence-Based Classification System for the Oversight of Select Agents
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Sequence-Based Classification of Select Agents: A Brighter Line. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/12970.

The Select Agent Regulations: Structure and Stricture
Shreya Kalra ▸Michael Parker (2022)

The Select Agent Regulations: Structure and Stricture | Georgetown Scientific Research Journal (gsrjournal.org)

Opinion: Coronavirus and Regulating Access to High-Risk Pathogens
Overbearing restrictions on research into toxins and pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 could undermine public health and security in the long run.
Michael Parker Shreya Kalra and Bryce Kassalow (2022)

Opinion: Coronavirus and Regulating Access to High-Risk Pathogens | The Scientist Magazine® (the-scientist.com)

Comment from Parker, Michael
Posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan 19, (2022)

Regulations.gov

Improving U.S. Biosafety and Biosecurity: Revisiting Recommendations from the Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel and the Fast Track Action Committee on Select Agent Regulations
Authors: Clint A. Haines and Gigi Kwik Gronvall (2022)

Improving U.S. Biosafety and Biosecurity: Revisiting Recommendations from the Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel and the Fast Track Action Committee on Select Agent Regulations | Applied Biosafety (liebertpub.com)