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Biosecurity must protect human functional capacity

Source: Nature - Main • Published: 22 Sept 2026, 00:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Nature - Main.

Biosecurity-focused commentary exploring why safeguarding population functional capacity should be part of threat assessment, inviting readers to consider nonfatal societal impacts.

Biosecurity must protect human functional capacity
Key Takeaways
  • Severe ME/CFS can render people housebound or bedbound and dependent on care, illustrating loss of functional capacity.
  • Post‑COVID‑19 conditions produced population‑scale post‑infectious disability, highlighting nonfatal societal impacts.
  • AI‑enabled design of biological agents raises risks that could degrade functional security without causing mass mortality.
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