Summary of recommended biosafety levels for management of biological organisms. The laboratory director is specifically and primarily responsible for assessing the risks and applying the appropriate ...

The lowest of the four biosafety levels and is suitable for work involving well-characterized agents not known to consistently cause disease in healthy adult humans. These organisms pose minimal ...

BSL-2 is designed for work with agents that pose moderate hazards to personnel and the environment. These agents are associated with human diseases that are generally treatable or preventable. Agents ...

The Federation of American Scientists have a very interesting map for all the hypochondriacs and people living in permanent fear of a deadly virus epidemic. Or a zombie outbreak. These are all the ...

Tulane National Primate Research Center south of Covington. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (CHUCK COOK) At the Tulane National Primate Research Center near Covington, the most secure labs are ...

The field of biotechnology has great potential to improve the health and lives of our community and the world. Progress in this field has led to great strides in health care, but there are inherent ...

Michigan Tech requires that all personnel involved in the use of hazardous biological materials are properly trained. Biosafety Training courses are available online through CITI Program and Safety ...

“How did it start?” is among the many questions raised by the Covid-19 pandemic. Answering it may help prevent future pandemics. The escape of SARS-CoV-2 from a research laboratory in Wuhan, China, ...

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - A USA Today/WUSA9 investigation has identified 26 biolabs across Virginia, DC, and Maryland - and many, including NIH, have self-identified safety risks that have not previously ...

A former senior adviser to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci shared “confidential” communications with EcoHealth Alliance about how the agency was ...

Akul Gunukula/DAILY. Buy this photo. The University of Michigan no longer operates any Biosafety Level 3 laboratories, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s changes to ...

The scene at Judson College on Tuesday looked more like news footage of scientists treating deadly bacteria than a student science lab. Covered in white robes, plastic caps, safety goggles, masks and ...