Super pathogens from environmental biotechnologies threaten global health

Yong Xiao; Feng Zhao; Josep Peñuelas; Qiansheng Huang; Yong-Guan Zhu

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwab110

Super pathogens from environmental biotechnologies threaten global health

Natl Sci Rev. 2021 Jun 25;8(9):nwab110. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwab110. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Yong Xiao¹, Feng Zhao¹, Josep Peñuelas², Qiansheng Huang³, Yong-Guan Zhu³

Affiliations

¹ CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
² CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Spain.
³ CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Abstract

The incubation and release of super pathogens from environmental biotechnologies is an overlooked threat to global health. This perspective calls for collaboration between research community, industry and government to mitigate this growing risk.