Matthew F. McKnight
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Building biosecurity for the bio-century @ginkgo and @ginkgo_biosec. I like : https://t.co/BYgu3I16Jc...RT or Like=interesting but not necessarily agreement.
Boston, MA
Joined May 2015
Reminder: H5N1 is just steadily building - different animals, human infections, eggs getting expensive. Doesn't have to be a black box. Can track here:
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RT @waitbutwhy: I always picture really ancient people being serious all the time. But they were humans so of course they weren’t. Kind of…
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🧵(7/7) World getting more risky with natural and human cause bio-events. Should never let surprise/uncertainty happen again (Pearl Harbor + Radar and Satellites or 9/11 + CT infra)... a global system of tech/allies is what US needs to build for bio, especially if no fixing WHO.
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Whatever you think about it, WHO withdrawal is a call to action to build something brand new on a modern tech/systems. Companies, PhD students, software engineers - literally you just need to start building biosecurity tech. We need 1000x more energy here.
Biosecurity is just like cybersecurity in the 1990s -- the category didn't exist. We need America's biotech industrial base to start building dedicated capabilities to defend against biothreats (natural and manmade). What if we never built cybersecurity software????
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Biosecurity is just like cybersecurity in the 1990s -- the category didn't exist. We need America's biotech industrial base to start building dedicated capabilities to defend against biothreats (natural and manmade). What if we never built cybersecurity software????
Biology is a tech challenge that requires tech answers - America's focus post-WHO should on building robust biosecurity infrastructure - with a focus on adversary capabilities, growth of GoF worldwide, expanded biointelligence (BIOINT), and AIxBio as critical security priorities
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Biology is a tech challenge that requires tech answers - America's focus post-WHO should on building robust biosecurity infrastructure - with a focus on adversary capabilities, growth of GoF worldwide, expanded biointelligence (BIOINT), and AIxBio as critical security priorities
Biosecurity in 2025 -- Defense investment/transition continues, Origins, WHO, AIxBio, and H5N1...
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"Anticipate a restructured biosecurity framework emphasizing national sovereignty, increased scrutiny of international collaborations, and a focus on enhancing domestic capabilities." We have the expertise to build a biosecurity infrastructure like never before imagined.
Biosecurity in 2025 -- Defense investment/transition continues, Origins, WHO, AIxBio, and H5N1...
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Prediction from last week re: WHO: The U.S. will seek to influence global health policy through direct partnerships...Look for alliances between NATO allies, G20 nations, .... and private entities as nations seek to reorient and develop robust data-sharing networks and countermeasures for global health crises, independent of traditional frameworks.
Biosecurity in 2025 -- Defense investment/transition continues, Origins, WHO, AIxBio, and H5N1...
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Biosecurity in 2025 -- Defense investment/transition continues, Origins, WHO, AIxBio, and H5N1...
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Right ideas always gain traction eventually. This right idea is important for safety of the world.
Biosecurity is national security. Here's CIA director nominee @JohnRatcliffe speaking yesterday on the importance of expanding the agency's capacities in biosecurity & biointelligence, and developing relationships with scientists + researchers to build early warning systems.
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RT @andrewhessel: @Ginkgo @JohnRatcliffe This should be obvious. We need the capability to track and counter biological threats, natural or…
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RT @waitbutwhy: If I need something from someone, starting the email with the token "hope you're well" before getting to my request seems s…
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@thatsKAIZEN @elonmusk And we haven't even started to unlock and transform the physical code of the planet e.g. DNA --- it really is gonna be wild.
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