Tag: #biosecurity

Researchers report agentic LLMs outperformed expert biologists and produced robot-assembled DNA in lab tests

Researchers report agentic LLMs outperformed expert biologists on biosecurity tasks and that model-written code ran an OpenTrons robot to assemble DNA.

#ai, #biosecurity, #llm, #syntheticbiology

H5N1 RNA detected in semen of California dairy bull, study finds

Researchers detected H5N1 genetic material in semen from a California dairy bull — the first such finding in cattle; no live virus was recovered and risks remain unclear.

#h5n1, #avianinfluenza, #dairy, #biosecurity