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Controversial research on dangerous pathogens
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September 9, 2014
A federal lab just discovered some ricin that had been missing for about 100 years
This poison surprise is actually good news. Here's why.
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September 8, 2014
CDC anthrax lab head resigns after safety scandal
The departure comes after safety issues at more than one federal agency.
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September 3, 2014
Could bubonic plague be used as a weapon?
If terrorists wanted to make another Black Death, how would it work?
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August 19, 2014
US bioterror labs have disturbing safety record
Report suggests that the nation's laboratories might be even riskier than we thought.
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July 21, 2014
Why CDC's lab mix-ups could be good for science
A Q&A with Dr. Mike Osterholm, one of the scientists who is calling for a rethink of lab safety practices
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July 8, 2014
Oops: Old vials of smallpox found in storage room
The six glass vials appear to date back to the 1950s and were forgotten for decades.
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June 23, 2014
Anthrax: dozens possibly exposed, none ill yet
Why people are studying anthrax, and how things can go wrong
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May 27, 2014
Why the world didn't decide to destroy smallpox
The virus is eradicated and only exists in two labs. Here's why no one is pulling the trigger.
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May 4, 2014
Should we destroy the last samples of smallpox?
This disease once killed millions. Now it's officially eradicated, but research continues.
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April 12, 2014
Scientists just published the recipe for superflu
Researchers took a deadly virus and mutated it so it spreads faster. Here's why public-health advocates are glad about that.