The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has released new guidance aimed at helping research funders better assess biosafety and ...

This policy provides a clear definition of the titles and organizations with authorities and responsibilities to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations. The legal and local consequences of ...

The NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acids (NIH Guidelines) provide details regarding "the practices for constructing and handling: (i) recombinant nucleic acid ...

All autoclave bags must be labeled with an initial and a date. Investigators may establish an IBC-approved protocol to work at either Biosafety Level (BSL) 1 or 2, and inactivate all materials to be ...

This Plan outlines the authority of the Brandeis Institutional Biosafety Committee with respect to the acquisition, authorization and use of biological agents. Authorization is given to the IBC to ...

The government has notified the biosafety rules to have vigilance on the movement of harmful Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and benefit from useful organisms for enhancing agricultural produce.

The October 2001 anthrax event attracted considerable attention to the safety and security of microbiology research and diagnostic programs, particularly those operating at high-containment ...

This policy is to formalize the University of Colorado Boulder’s obligation to ensure that research activities involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules (rsNA) and bio hazardous ...

Biosafety cabinets, an integral part of hospital, research, and industry laboratories across the globe, create a clean and/or ventilated workspace for drug preparation, diagnosis, research, and ...

Key members of Congress, public health leaders and biosecurity experts demand better oversight and accountability for laboratories in the wake of a USA TODAY Network investigation that revealed ...

St. Mary’s College of Maryland professor of biology Jeffrey Byrd recently published a paper on the “Guidelines for Biosafety in Teaching Laboratories Version 2.0: A Revised and Updated Manual for 2019 ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) classified monkeypox as a zoonosis, that is, a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. Since early May 2022, many instances of monkeypox have been ...