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STEM foundation

STEM foundation of Biotechnology and Biosecurity

The science, technology, engineering and mathematics Biotechnology and Biosecurity rests on. Each method has a canonical page in the STEM Commons, hosted by GCRI, and a page here on how it is applied in this field.

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  1. 01MethodMolecular and life sciences for biotechnology and biosecurity
  2. 02MethodBiotechnology platforms at Biotechnology and Biosecurity
  3. 03MethodEpidemiology and public health science for biotechnology and biosecurity
  4. 04MethodProbability and statistics for biotechnology and biosecurity
  5. 05MethodAgricultural, soil and food science for biotechnology and biosecurity
  6. 06MethodProcess and industrial safety engineering for biotechnology and biosecurity

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01In brief

The short answer.

The Biotechnology and Biosecurity STEM foundation is the set of canonical methods its findings depend on, from molecular and life sciences to process and industrial safety engineering. For the Consortium, Biotechnology and Biosecurity stewards molecular and life sciences as well as biotechnology platforms. Each method has a canonical STEM Commons page and a page here on its use in the health and biosecurity field.

02Canvas

Methods feeding this platform.

Canvas · methods feeding this platformDesign, not a record
STEM foundation of Biotechnology and Biosecurity: institutional oversight of researchCapacity and oversight only: proposals go to an institutional committee, reviewed under national rules, approved with conditions, supported by training, audited, and incidents are reported to the national body. Design of the process, not a record of a run.

Fig.The methods this platform draws on and what each one feeds. Design, not a record.

03Geography

Environmental exposure in West Africa.

For STEM foundation of biotechnology and biosecurity, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on population density, daytime surface heat, crop greenness and true-colour imagery with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on West Africa; 2 further NASA layers wait in the list.

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NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

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For STEM foundation of biotechnology and biosecurity, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on population density, daytime surface heat, crop greenness and true-colour imagery with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on West Africa; 2 further NASA layers wait in the list.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date; indicators, not assessments of any place; claim ceiling INTEGRATED.

Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A · NASA HLS S30Sources and licences

  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). CC BY 4.0
  • VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • MODIS land products (vegetation indices, gross primary production, land cover), NASA LP DAAC and LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • MODIS and VIIRS atmosphere products, NASA LANCE and LAADS DAAC; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). ODbL
  • Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
  • Globe: MapLibre GL JS 6.9.1, BSD-3-Clause, © MapLibre contributors.
  • Observed (EO): Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026), Microsoft Planetary Computer
  • Observed (EO): NASA HLS S30 (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • Optional layers (14 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.

Layers and dates

  • Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
  • Land surface temperature, day, 8-day composite: VIIRS NOAA-20 Level 3, 8-day, NASA LANCE · 14 Sep 2026
  • Vegetation greenness (NDVI), rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra NDVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
  • True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
  • Land cover type (IGBP), yearly: MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1), NASA LP DAAC · 2024
  • Aerosol optical depth, daily: VIIRS NOAA-20 Deep Blue AOD, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

04Methods

The methods behind the field.

  1. Molecular and life sciencesGenome sequencing and assembly · Phylogenetic analysis · Functional assaysSteward · Biotechnology and BiosecurityApplied here
    Canonical · STEM Commons
  2. Biotechnology platformsGenetic engineering · Bioprocess design · High-throughput screeningSteward · Biotechnology and BiosecurityApplied here
    Canonical · STEM Commons
  3. Epidemiology and public health scienceCohort and case-control studies · Disease surveillance · Transmission modellingSteward · Health NexusApplied here
    Canonical · STEM Commons
  4. Probability and statisticsStatistical inference · Bayesian analysis · Regression modelling · Sampling designSteward · Systems Science and ModellingApplied here
    Canonical · STEM Commons
  5. Agricultural, soil and food scienceCrop growth simulation · Soil fertility and erosion assessment · Field trialsSteward · Food NexusApplied here
    Canonical · STEM Commons
  6. Process and industrial safety engineeringHazard and operability studies · Layer of protection analysis · Consequence modellingSteward · Advanced Industry and RoboticsApplied here
    Canonical · STEM Commons
05Method mix

Why biosecurity needs this combination of methods.

Biosecurity work draws on life sciences and biotechnology at policy level, epidemiology, probability and process safety, and agricultural science for plant health.

06Why it matters

Grounding makes claims checkable.

When a finding names the methods it depends on, a reader can see its assumptions and limits, and an expert in that method can challenge it.

07Key terms

Terms used on this page.

Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.

TermDefinition
STEM CommonsThe shared reference of science, technology, engineering and mathematics methods for the Nexus network, hosted by GCRI, with one canonical page per method and a named steward platform.
Steward platformThe platform that maintains the canonical description of a method in the STEM Commons and reviews how other platforms apply it.
Molecular and life sciencesMolecular and life sciences study the structure and function of living systems from genes and proteins to cells and organisms.
Biotechnology platformsBiotechnology platforms apply biological systems to produce medicines, diagnostics, materials and agricultural products.
08Sources

Where this page's references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

09Pages

Pages in STEM foundation of Biotechnology and Biosecurity.

Method

Molecular and life sciences for biotechnology and biosecurity

Method

Biotechnology platforms at Biotechnology and Biosecurity

Method

Epidemiology and public health science for biotechnology and biosecurity

Method

Probability and statistics for biotechnology and biosecurity

Method

Agricultural, soil and food science for biotechnology and biosecurity

Method

Process and industrial safety engineering for biotechnology and biosecurity

10Questions

Questions and answers.

What is a steward platform?
The platform that maintains the canonical description of a method and reviews how it is applied across the Consortium.
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