The University no longer operates any Biosafety Level 3 laboratories following changes to SARS-CoV-2 research containment ...

A review published in Infection highlights viral mimic systems that safely replicate key features of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2. These technologies allow vaccine testing in lower-level biosafety ...

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 Coronavirus pandemic has prompted a global surge in laboratories that handle dangerous viruses — despite concerns Covid may have been the result of the risky experiments. More than 40 facilities ...

There’s so much scientists still don’t know about the novel coronavirus: basic stuff, like how exactly it invades a host’s healthy cells, the molecular interactions that enable it to spread through ...

In Manhattan, Kan., the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), an animal disease research facility, has finished construction. Replacing the 68-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Center, NBAF ...

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 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 ...

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