Complementing Biosafety Levels With Societal Safety Levels
Kevin M. Esvelt, Dana Gretton, Lennart J. Justen
The paper proposes Societal Safety Levels (SSLs) to complement Biosafety Levels (BSLs) by setting quantitative thresholds for expected public fatalities from laboratory research on pandemic pathogens.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology