The BWC at 50: Envisioning the Next 50 Years of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention [0.03%]
生物武器公约50年：展望《禁止生物武器公约》下一个50年的前景
Matthew P Shearer,Amanda K Mui,Alanna S Fogarty et al.
Matthew P Shearer et al.
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, a historical milestone for the first treaty to ban an entire class of weapons. Despite major shortcomings and barriers, the BWC remains a stalwart bu...
Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant: Open-Source Monitoring of the BWC [0.03%]
阳光是最好的消毒剂——开放监测《禁止生物武器公约》
Eva K Siegmann
Eva K Siegmann
In the absence of formal inspection protocols, states parties of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) continue to trade unsubstantiated accusations undermining confidence in the BWC and fueling geopolitical distrust. This commentary argu...
James Revill
James Revill
Biological weapons can take many forms and have been designed for a variety of purposes, including-but not limited to-attacks on human populations. The 1972 Biological Weapons Convention has played a key role in the comprehensive prohibitio...
Epidemic-Ready Primary Healthcare and the Application of 7-1-7 Metrics: A Case Study on a Measles Outbreak in Sierra Leone, January to March 2024 [0.03%]
应对疫情的基层医疗保健及7-1-7指标的应用：2024年1月至3月塞拉利昂麻疹暴发案例研究
Oliver Eleeza,Amy Elizabeth Barrera-Cancedda,Ronald R Mutebi et al.
Oliver Eleeza et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in health systems' abilities to detect, report, and respond to threats. Inadequate preparedness led to healthcare worker infections, essential service disruptions, and impacts on communities. Pr...
Balancing Public Health and Privacy: South Korea's Infectious Disease Laws Post-MERS and COVID-19 [0.03%]
后mers和新冠肺炎时期的公共卫生与隐私平衡——韩国的传染病法律应对措施
Sungmin Park
Sungmin Park
This study evaluates South Korea's legislative amendments related to infectious disease after the 2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak and how they were applied during the COVID-19 pandemic. A significant legal case after t...
Enhancing the BWC Through Scientific Communities and Networks of New Actors in the Era of Emerging Science and Technology [0.03%]
新兴科技时代通过科学界和新技术参与者网络提升 Biological Weapons Convention（生物武器公约）的作用力
Yuhan Bao,Kirsten A Angeles,Delfina Fernandes Hlashwayo et al.
Yuhan Bao et al.
Over the past 5 decades, the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) and the broader biosecurity agenda have evolved significantly, shaped by the widespread and rapid development of emerging science and biotechnologies. This evolving landscape ...
Tobias Ramiro Filippini,Andres Hunt,M Gabriela Lagorio et al.
Tobias Ramiro Filippini et al.
This article presents results from The Plant Biomarker Challenge, an initiative funded by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The proposed platform-a plant species and measurement methodology-distinguishes between unex...
Survival by Design: The BWC's Autopoietic Response at Fifty to a Disaggregated Biosecurity Ecosystem [0.03%]
设计生存：在生物安全生态系统碎片化环境中 BWG 在五十周年时的自我维持回应
Frederico S Duque Estrada Meyer,Leandro Antunes Mariosi
Frederico S Duque Estrada Meyer
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), this commentary examines adaptive strategies underpinning the treaty's resilience within an increasingly complex and fragmented global biosecurity ecosystem. By concep...
Blockchain in Biosecurity: A Case Study for Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention [0.03%]
区块链在生物安全中的应用——加强《禁止生物武器公约》的案例研究
Shawn J Kim,Vanak Huot,Vivian Neilley
Shawn J Kim
New verification approaches are needed to strengthen compliance and build transparency under the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). This study considers how blockchain technology could support laboratory oversight by addressing issues lik...
Why Global Health Security Should be Managed as a Value-Based Enterprise [0.03%]
为何全球卫生安全应被视为一种基于价值的企业来管理
Frances Charlotte Butcher
Frances Charlotte Butcher
Efforts to improve global health security should be a key international priority. In this commentary, I argue that while global health security is increasingly perceived as the domain of various professional and academic disciplines, rangin...