Jen Kirby

Jen Kirby

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Jen Kirby is a freelance journalist currently based in Rome, Italy. She writes about foreign policy, national security, politics, human rights, and democracy.

An illustration of a padlock with one half depicting a DNA strand and the other half showing a green circuit board pattern, symbolizing biodefense, set against a pink background.
From global DNA screening standards to safeguards for benchtop synthesizers and AI tools, a new biosecurity playbook is taking shape.