Since antibiotic resistance (the issue of disease-causing bacteria evolving resistance to antibiotics, one of the main defenses against disease-causing bacteria) is a big issue, work in that area (namely, making the process of finding new antibiotics that disease-causing bacteria is not resistant to) is therefore helpful.
The database would make it easier to identify APBs.
In a sense, this ties into the larger project because it largely is the larger project.
Ah, okay. And scientists have no more of an efficient way to do this, currently? My field is law, but we have updates from government and from special interest bodies to keep us informed on new legislation and policy—do biology scientists not have something similar? Not dunking on or giving negative feedback on your idea, just trying to figure out what the USP is.
It may be worth reaching out to some researchers in this field and asking for feedback on the idea, and then adapting it to suit. Do you have a list of contacts, or know where to begin?
I have zero biosecurity experience but lots of general research experience. I’m happy to field questions via IM if you think that would be useful for you.
Since antibiotic resistance (the issue of disease-causing bacteria evolving resistance to antibiotics, one of the main defenses against disease-causing bacteria) is a big issue, work in that area (namely, making the process of finding new antibiotics that disease-causing bacteria is not resistant to) is therefore helpful.
The database would make it easier to identify APBs.
In a sense, this ties into the larger project because it largely is the larger project.
Ah, okay. And scientists have no more of an efficient way to do this, currently? My field is law, but we have updates from government and from special interest bodies to keep us informed on new legislation and policy—do biology scientists not have something similar? Not dunking on or giving negative feedback on your idea, just trying to figure out what the USP is.
It may be worth reaching out to some researchers in this field and asking for feedback on the idea, and then adapting it to suit. Do you have a list of contacts, or know where to begin?
I have zero biosecurity experience but lots of general research experience. I’m happy to field questions via IM if you think that would be useful for you.