| 单词 | biosafety |
| 例句 | The problem was that the “safe burials” ordered by the WHO—with its understandable yet singular fixation on biosafety—were insensitive to the sacred dimensions of funeral custom. Best practice 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z "It acts like a biosafety cabinet. It can be used in circumstances where clean manufacturing facilities are not available or easily accessible, so it can democratize these cell-based therapies," said Kaiphanliam. Machine can quickly produce needed cells for cancer treatment 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In the lab, the samples are studied under sterile conditions with strict biosafety protocols. Permafrost can imprison dangerous microbes for centuries. Will the Arctic thaw release them? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Concerns had been voiced, he wrote, about the security of the W.I.V.’s biosafety procedures and facilities. The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z "The move was undertaken due to WIV's failure to provide documentation on WIV's research requested by NIH related to concerns that WIV violated NIH's biosafety protocols," an HHS spokesperson said in a statement. US suspends federal funding to Wuhan lab over non-compliance 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z NIH concluded the lab “not only previously violated, but is currently violating, and will continue to violate, protocols of the NIH on biosafety,” the HHS memo said. Biden administration cuts off Wuhan lab from U.S. funding 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z WIV hosted a biosafety training course for virus staff in November 2019, but the training “appears routine, rather than a response to a specific incident.” Column: U.S. government debunks COVID lab-leak conspiracy theory, enraging conspiracy theorists 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z The findings said that some researchers probably did not use adequate biosafety precautions before the pandemic. Intelligence report says US split on Covid-19 origins 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z “We’re not really geared to handle large animals,” says Cross, who wears a pressurized biosafety suit for his studies. New U.S. lab will work with deadly animal pathogens—in the middle of farm country 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z At the same time, Beijing took steps to strengthen lab biosafety and prevent unauthorized research, the report said. Sen. Marco Rubio releases COVID-19 origins report detailing suspicious behavior in China 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Mike Daniels, who heads product development at Evonetix, a DNA synthesis devicemaker, hopes tougher, universal standards will prevent a race to the bottom, in which companies eliminate biosafety measures to save money. Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z But both he and Perlman say if viruses with the potential to spill over into humans are identified, it will be important to study the live pathogens in high-containment, biosafety level-3 conditions. NIH restarts bat virus grant suspended 3 years ago by Trump 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z However, US intelligence is not aware of a specific biosafety incident at the Wuhan lab that caused a Covid-19 outbreak, according to the report. Intelligence report says US split on Covid-19 origins 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The investigators have documented a number of biosafety issues that arose at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2019, including concerns about limited availability of resources, equipment and trained personnel. Opinion | There’s new light — and lingering questions — in the mystery of Wuhan 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z They feature standard research equipment and infrastructure such as ventilated biosafety cabinets, autoclaves and sinks. China’s struggles with lab safety carry danger of another pandemic But attempts to mandate such guidelines “have been really, really slow,” says Elizabeth Cameron, a biosafety expert at Brown University who previously worked on biodefense issues at the White House. Benchtop DNA printers are coming soon—and biosecurity experts are worried 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The global struggle with covid-19, caused by the novel coronavirus, has challenged conventional thinking about biosafety and risks, casting a critical light on widely accepted practices such as prospecting for unknown viruses. Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn Researchers fear that, without strict biosafety measures, China’s fur farms could become disease hot spots. China is cracking down on its wildlife trade. Is it enough? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Robert Hawley, a U.S. biosafety expert who advised the Senate investigators, told The Post of a broader problem in China: “It is very, very apparent that their biological safety training is minimal.” Opinion | There’s new light — and lingering questions — in the mystery of Wuhan 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z These labs require filters for both supply and exhaust air, and class III biosafety cabinets. China’s struggles with lab safety carry danger of another pandemic So instead, let’s adopt an “all of the above” strategy: ensure laboratory biosafety, prevent further zoonotic spread and improve global cooperation. Opinion | We are asking the wrong question about the origins of covid 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The WHO, Kojima said by email, has found that poorer countries — which he declined to name — “struggle to attain the necessary capacities and capabilities to manage biosafety and biosecurity challenges.” Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn It intends to fill a gap left by the collapse of the Sunshine Project, a watchdog group that monitored the institutional biosafety committees that oversee risky pathogen research. Critics of risky virus studies launch nonprofit to push for research halt, tighter safety rules 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Laboratory officials have acknowledged these experiments were sometimes performed at inappropriately low levels of biosafety. Opinion | There’s new light — and lingering questions — in the mystery of Wuhan 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z “It’s not just about the guys in white coats. It’s also about the people who run the systems,” said Hawley, the former Army biosafety chief. China’s struggles with lab safety carry danger of another pandemic They favored the lab-leak theory based on speculation that lab workers could have unwittingly exposed themselves to the virus in the course of research with “inadequate biosafety conditions.” Opinion | We are asking the wrong question about the origins of covid 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z In Malaysia, “adequate resources are needed to improve basic biosafety infrastructure, facilities and equipment.” Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn Current U.S. biosafety guidelines, which only cover federally funded research and are enforced with fines and loss of grants, should be replaced with federal regulations with the force of criminal penalties, the group says. Critics of risky virus studies launch nonprofit to push for research halt, tighter safety rules 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z According to the probe, in the months before the pandemic, the Wuhan Institute of Virology responded to known problems by submitting numerous patents and procurement notices for biosafety devices and improvements. Opinion | There’s new light — and lingering questions — in the mystery of Wuhan 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z The coronavirus pandemic has challenged conventional thinking about biosafety, leading a growing number of scientists to reconsider the danger of prospecting for unknown viruses as well as other research with pathogens. China’s struggles with lab safety carry danger of another pandemic Regardless of whether this coronavirus resulted from a research mishap, there’s clearly a need for additional biosafety regulations and oversight. Opinion | We are asking the wrong question about the origins of covid 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z In India, “awareness about bio-risk management at … many national laboratories is inadequate and … trained staff on biosafety issues is needed.” Research with exotic viruses risks a deadly outbreak, scientists warn The World Health Organization could help countries harmonize biosafety rules, the group says. Critics of risky virus studies launch nonprofit to push for research halt, tighter safety rules 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Proponents of stricter biosafety rules said that decision illustrated health officials’ lax approach to monitoring research that they themselves had expressed concerns about. N.I.H. Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z At the very least, biosafety measures on mink farms need to be tightened, Monne says. ‘Incredibly concerning’: Bird flu outbreak at Spanish mink farm triggers pandemic fears 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z It is one of a handful of research laboratories in the United States with biosafety level 4 containment, reserved for the study of the deadliest pathogens, like Ebola. Lab-leak fears are putting virologists under scrutiny 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The experiment was conducted by researchers wearing many layers of protective gear inside a biosafety Level 3 laboratory at the university’s ultra-secure National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory. Coronavirus ‘chimera’ made in lab shows what makes omicron seemingly less deadly 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Eisai “promptly communicates important safety information,” including informed consent revisions—which must be approved by biosafety boards—to all of those parties, as well as trial investigators and patients, the statement noted. Revised clinical trial form for Alzheimer’s antibody warned of fatal brain bleeds 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z That story has been sharply criticized for containing factual errors and contested translations of Chinese documents that purportedly suggest a biosafety incident occurred at the Wuhan lab in November 2019. Two House committee reports assess pandemic work of U.S. intelligence agencies 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The purported “secrets” were that the Wuhan lab struggled to maintain biosafety standards and experienced a safety crisis in late November 2019, around the time of the first known outbreak of COVID-19. Column: ProPublica and Vanity Fair are pushing the COVID lab-leak theory, but their exposé is a train wreck 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z At the time, the biggest concern was not biosafety so much as biosecurity — keeping sensitive experimental data out of the hands of terrorists and rogue scientists. Lab-leak fears are putting virologists under scrutiny 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The biosafety board has signaled that it will recommend broadening the definition of experiments requiring special review. Coronavirus ‘chimera’ made in lab shows what makes omicron seemingly less deadly 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “I worry about inhibiting our ability to understand these viruses that have killed millions of people,” said Gigi Gronvall, a biosafety specialist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Lab Manipulations of Covid Virus Fall Under Murky Government Rules 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z It’s too soon to say how a 2020 Chinese biosafety law will affect PPP research, they say. U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The World Health Assembly should also adopt new global regulations on biosafety to regulate international research programs dealing with dangerous pathogens. How to end COVID-19 and prevent a new pandemic 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Researchers in the BSL-4 labs look like astronauts getting ready for a spacewalk — fully enclosed in biosafety suits, tethered to machines that pump air into their helmets. Lab-leak fears are putting virologists under scrutiny 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The scientific community wrestled with biosafety and biosecurity issues more than a decade ago in the wake of what some scientists thought was overly risky research on the influenza virus. NIH advisers urge tighter oversight of experiments on deadly viruses 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Some experiments, though, either because they are conceived later on or because they do not rely directly on federal funds, end up falling outside the scope of that process, leading to confusion, biosafety experts said. Lab Manipulations of Covid Virus Fall Under Murky Government Rules 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z But others told The New York Times that the work, which was reviewed by a local biosafety committee, might not have been worth the risk. U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But it has also polarized a conversation about lab security that, until recently, was largely bipartisan — in the process leaving Congressional Democrats hesitant to engage publicly on biosafety and biosecurity issues, according to some analysts. Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Corley said the chimeric virus experiment received several layers of institutional review, including from the university’s biosafety committee and the Boston Public Health Commission. Lab-leak fears are putting virologists under scrutiny 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z But he said he thinks the research community has been careful and pointed out that people working with pathogens have a personal interest in biosafety. NIH advisers urge tighter oversight of experiments on deadly viruses 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “And it will significantly undermine global biosafety and biosecurity efforts, so it does have consequences.” Russia’s Unfounded Claims of Secret U.S. Bioweapons Linger On and On 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z But the biosafety officer in charge keeps his blinds shut. Inside the super-secure Swiss lab trying to stop the next pandemic 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z In the biosafety and biosecurity world, some observers hope that this moment will prompt substantial reforms to an oversight system they describe as patchy, poorly enforced, and ill-equipped to handle new kinds of research. Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z “In theory it’s good to have oversight over biosafety and animal welfare, but in practice there may be better ways than blocking all NIH funding to foreign countries.” Draft bill would ban CDC, NIH from funding lab research in China 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The panel also recommended more work on biosafety and security. Factbox: What the WHO says on how to find COVID-19's origins, prepare for next pandemic 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Within the biosafety research community, there has recently been a push to develop better data on how — and how often — accidents occur in laboratories. The challenges of calculating a lab leak risk 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The city went on to pass its own biosafety regulations, enforcing compliance with NIH standards. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z In the years since, Ebright has emerged as one of the most prominent scientific critics of U.S. government biosafety and biosecurity policy. Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The agency said it had collaborated with Ukrainian public health labs for several years to enhance biosafety and biosecurity and help prevent "accidental or deliberate release of pathogens". Ukraine war: Fact-checking Russia's biological weapons claims 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Biosecurity and biosafety in scientific research have been intensely controversial topics for years. NIH orders sweeping review of potentially risky experiments on viruses and other pathogens 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z At least in principle, that work may one day help formulate more evidence-based biosafety policies — and give a better sense of how often human errors occur. The challenges of calculating a lab leak risk 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z When Hammond began requesting minutes in 2004, he said, he intended to dig up information about bioweapons, not to expose cracks in biosafety oversight. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Recently, Ebright said, he has heard strong interest in biosafety reform from Congressional Republicans. Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The current policy “leaves all kinds of loopholes,” says Filippa Lentzos, a social scientist and biosafety expert at King’s College London. Spurred by pandemic, U.S. government will revisit federal policies on risky virus research 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Several scientists who study viruses and emergent diseases said they welcome the review of biosafety policies. NIH orders sweeping review of potentially risky experiments on viruses and other pathogens 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The United States will also provide an additional $500,000 to support the Honduras government’s coronavirus vaccine and biosafety communications campaign and to strengthen vaccine deployment. The looming question as Harris returns to Northern Triangle: Will corruption stymie progress? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z "And their biosafety committee had not met in like 10 years, or maybe ever," Hammond said. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Last September, the Biden administration proposed a sweeping package of pandemic preparedness measures that would include some funding for biosafety research. Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The final budget, sanctioned by President Jair Bolsonaro on 21 January, will support construction of Brazil’s first biosafety level four laboratory—for research on deadly pathogens—and the expansion of Sirius, a synchrotron light source. News at a glance: Welcoming STEM students, a silent radar satellite, and China’s gene-edited crops 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Echoing Andersen, Garry said NIH’s biosafety review is necessary given new discoveries of viruses that circulate in great quantity in bats and can jump easily into other animals, potentially triggering another pandemic. NIH orders sweeping review of potentially risky experiments on viruses and other pathogens 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Staff training at the lab was deemed inadequate, and Academia Sinica’s biosafety committee did not conduct sufficient audits or track training and assessment for new personnel. Taiwan’s science academy fined for biosafety lapses after lab worker contracts COVID-19 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Working closely with biosafety staff, Adelman would assess research protocols — each 50 to 100 pages long — and assign them to committee members with relevant expertise for review. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Behind the scenes in Washington, some policy analysts say, there's interest in new biosafety legislation among lawmakers in both parties. Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The Texas scientists, clad head-to-toe in protective gear, work in secure biosafety laboratories. How scary is omicron? Scientists are racing to find answers. 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “But Louis Pasteur didn’t have a biosafety cabinet, and a lot of people died because they didn’t have these protections.” You Should Be Afraid of the Next ‘Lab Leak’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In the wake of that incident, Taiwan adopted new biosafety protocols in consultation with the World Health Organization. Taiwan’s science academy fined for biosafety lapses after lab worker contracts COVID-19 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z One exception to this approach is in the Boston area, a biotechnology hub where, 46 years after the contentious meetings at the Cambridge City Council, municipal governments retain unusual control over biosafety decisions. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z "People don't get elected because they improve biosafety. It's just too narrow and technical of an issue — unless you can tie it to some higher partisan issue, which is what Republicans have done." Amid the turmoil of Covid, biosafety legislation gets political 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Researchers will still need to work with the real virus in advanced biosafety labs. Why is Delta so infectious? New lab tool spotlights little noticed mutation that speeds viral spread 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The first is biosafety: the effort to ensure through training and technology that workers stay free of infection and illness — not only for their own sake but also for that of surrounding communities. You Should Be Afraid of the Next ‘Lab Leak’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z We ran these tests in a biosafety level three facility at the University of Arizona that is built to handle lethal pathogens. The ultraviolet light most effective at killing coronavirus is also the safest to use around people 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z In both Cambridge and Boston, independent city biosafety committees can review proposed research and policies, and regulations require that anyone doing recombinant DNA research — whether or not they receive NIH funding — maintain an IBC. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z These analysts, after examining academic articles, said lab employees worked under what the literature indicated were “inadequate biosafety conditions that could have led to opportunities for a laboratory-associated incident,” the assessment revealed. Intelligence agencies elaborate on theories of covid-19 origins 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Instead, they have highlighted that previous coronavirus work at the Wuhan institute was conducted under “inadequate biosafety conditions that could have led to opportunities for a laboratory-associated incident.” Origin of Virus May Remain Murky, U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The spokesperson also said the program would not include the EcoHealth Alliance, will have a sound biosafety plan with strict compliance mechanisms and will exclude “gain of function” research. Opinion | The U.S. government is rushing to resume risky virus research. Not so fast. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Working in biosafety level-3 labs used for studies of dangerous pathogens that might transmit through the air, they used a variety of techniques to alter the virus' genome, introducing changes that altered its behavior. Gain-of-function research: all in the eye of the beholder 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Some biologists and biosafety professionals are skeptical of the IBC-for-hire model. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The rest would support new diagnostics, early warning systems, improved public health and biosafety measures, and global health efforts. White House releases $65 billion pandemic preparedness proposal 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z A: There are many labs that go through audits for biosafety and biosecurity. New WHO group aims to improve efforts to find pathogen origins 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Some biosafety experts argue that restarting this research before overhauling the global system for managing the risks — or even knowing how it might have been related to the covid-19 outbreak — is dangerous. Opinion | The U.S. government is rushing to resume risky virus research. Not so fast. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The new group would draw up a global framework for studies into animals, humans, food, the environment, biosafety and protocols for lab audits when new pathogens emerge, she said. WHO seeks 'best minds' to probe new pathogens that jump from animals to humans 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Companies, he noted, have even approached him to serve as a community member on IBCs, despite his role as a prominent biosafety expert. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z He added that it met the official definition of such research outlined in 2014 when the US government halted funding for such activities due to biosafety concerns. Wuhan virus: Was US money used to fund risky research in China? 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z When the next disease X comes, there will always be a question about biosafety, about a lab leak, there will be conspiracy theorists. New WHO group aims to improve efforts to find pathogen origins 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Expanding this research before putting better biosafety oversight measures in place could be disastrous. Opinion | The U.S. government is rushing to resume risky virus research. Not so fast. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z All this work takes place in high-level biosafety laboratories staffed by skilled workers, who are in short supply. There Are Few Good COVID Antivirals, but That Could Be Changing 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Barbara Johnson, the biosafety consultant, said she has advised clients abroad on how to institute the committees. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z He said the work they did was reviewed by both the NIH and the university's own biosafety committee "for potential of gain-of-function research and were deemed not to be gain-of-function". Wuhan virus: Was US money used to fund risky research in China? 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z We need to put this framework in place so that there’s an expectation for each time that we’re going to look at epidemiology, animal health, human health, environmental studies, biosafety, biosecurity. New WHO group aims to improve efforts to find pathogen origins 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The laborious experiments at Colorado State University are physically and mentally taxing — some people compare the fatigue and exhaustion of working “behind the barrier” of a biosafety level-3 laboratory to a hangover. Coronavirus vaccines are widely available in the U.S. So why are scientists working on new ones? 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The concrete, bunker-style building has the highest biosafety designation, and requires air, water and waste to be filtered and sterilized before it leaves the facility. The last – and only –foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Ebright, who has been campaigning for reforms to U.S. biosafety policy since shortly after the September 11 attacks, believes the context has changed. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The research community recognizes four levels of biosafety practices. Working with deadly pathogens dangerous, but necessary for scientists 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Managers choreographed a relay race, with handoffs of vaccine containers outside the biosafety airlocks. Inside Pfizer’s race to produce the world’s biggest supply of covid vaccine 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z These incidents were not gain-of-function mishaps, but they demonstrated the potential threats posed by a biosafety lab—whether from negligence or malfeasance. Why Scientists Tweak Lab Viruses to Make Them More Contagious 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Porton Down is often described as the gold standard for biosafety, and Category 4 laboratories are very tightly regulated. Biosecurity warning over loosely-regulated virus labs 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z A change in the control of Congress in the 2022 elections, Ebright predicted, would lead to proposals for more rigorous biosafety oversight. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z It includes all the engineering controls that keep the scientists and their surroundings safe: enclosed, ventilated workspaces called biosafety cabinets, directional airflows and anterooms to control air movement inside the lab. Working with deadly pathogens dangerous, but necessary for scientists 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He adds: “I would note that Wuhan has China’s only biosafety level-four super laboratory that works with the world’s most deadly pathogens to include, yes, coronavirus.” Fact check: How the Wuhan lab-leak theory for pandemic origin suddenly became credible 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z But gain-of-function experiments should be governed by transparency in planning the research, a “rededication” to biosafety and a strong surveillance program to capture breaches. Why Scientists Tweak Lab Viruses to Make Them More Contagious 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Richard H. Ebright, a Rutgers University microbiologist and biosafety expert, told me we must begin a difficult, uncomfortable conversation about this investigation’s scope and the vast implications if the theory is true. Opinion | What if the former CDC director is right about the Wuhan labs? 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z UPDATE: This piece has been updated to reference federal biosafety regulations administered by the CDC and USDA. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Threats from both lab accidents and natural spillovers are growing simultaneously, as humans move steadily into wild places, and new biosafety labs grow in number around the world. Lab leak: a scientific debate mired in politics — and unresolved 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, described it as a normal biosafety precaution measure. China and Taiwan face off in pineapple war 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The new probe, the researchers said, should include diverse experts, including epidemiologists, virologists, wildlife experts, public health specialists, forensic investigators, and biosafety and biosecurity experts, and all theories should be examined. Virus experts demand new probe into origins of COVID-19 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z “More troubling is the party’s negligence on biosafety,” the two authors wrote. Pompeo: Reckless Chinese virus labs threaten the world 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Many people in the biosafety community, Gillum said, would agree that "the NIH, if it's conducting the research — maybe they shouldn't be self-policing." The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Located in a brand-new building that also houses one of the world’s newest biosafety level four high-biosecurity labs, the lab uses state-of-the-art technologies to identify and characterize the pathogens found in the samples. This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he’s on the trail of COVID-19 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “Instead of focusing on an animal host that probably doesn’t exist, the WHO team should be focusing on the labs and biosafety,” the official said. Declassified U.S. intelligence bolsters Wuhan lab theory in coronavirus outbreak 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The donation included protective masks, biosafety suits, gowns and other medical and health supplies, some of which will help the country in the coronavirus pandemic. Cuban-Americans send supplies to state health center in Cuba 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The donation included protective masks, biosafety suits, gowns and other medical and health supplies, some of which will help the country in the coronavirus pandemic. Cuban-Americans send supplies to state health center in Cuba 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z In response to such risks, the U.S. has developed a range of methods to improve biosafety, which applies to accidents, and biosecurity, which applies to intentional misuses of the technology. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z “Fabian’s work has really changed how we view biosafety and biosecurity around great apes in the wild,” says disease ecologist Anthony Goldberg of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. This wildlife vet tracks deadly microbes in the African jungle. Now, he’s on the trail of COVID-19 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In the lab, technicians conduct the sewage testing in protective biosafety cabinets. What New York City’s Sewers Reveal About the Virus 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Access will be formally expanded to high-risk groups nationwide as early as December, China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s chief biosafety scientist Wu Guizhen told state television last week. As the world awaits a coronavirus vaccine, some in China get early doses 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z The viral particles serve as a proxy for the live coronavirus; testing otherwise would require a lab with extremely high biosafety levels. Trump’s Covid Treatments Were Tested in Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z In the biosafety system, the IBC is a kind of local court, overseeing the implementation of the 149-page NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z But using live virus means working in a high-level biosafety lab—expensive and very slow work. This biologist helped trace SARS to bats. Now, he's working to uncover the origins of COVID-19 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z And he suggested creating a network of regional centers for disease control and biosafety under U.N. auspices. World leaders criticize haphazard response to pandemic 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The experiment uses a pseudovirus that doesn’t require high levels of biosafety containment.Credit: The coronavirus is mutating — does it matter? 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The second reason is I think there is a biosafety issue with 20,000-liter fermenters having trillions of virus particles and then inactivating them. Leader of U.S. vaccine push says he‘ll quit if politics trumps science on approval process 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The discussion laid out a roadmap for biosafety in the U.S. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Their research meets strict biosafety rules, she said, and the lab is subject to periodic inspections “by a third-party institution authorized by the government.” ‘Trump owes us an apology.’ Chinese scientist at the center of COVID-19 origin theories speaks out 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z The challenge trials will require large amounts of strains of SARS-CoV-2 that are grown in a biosafety level 3 laboratory under strict “good manufacturing practices.” Controversial ‘human challenge’ trials for COVID-19 vaccines gain support 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z For labs with the experience and the biosafety capabilities to manipulate viruses, “this is like bread-and-butter kind of work”, says Sheahan. The coronavirus is mutating — does it matter? 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z The stringent conditions in that Toronto lab — only one level below the most secure in the biosafety hierarchy — were crucial. Why do bats have so many viruses? 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Ebright argues that biosafety should be governed by laws or regulations, not guidelines, with monitoring and enforcement supplied by an independent federal agency other than the NIH. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The stringent conditions in that Toronto lab – only one level below the most secure in the biosafety hierarchy – were crucial. Scientists look at why bats carry viruses yet stay healthy 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z Philip Barruel, the biosafety program manager for laboratory research at UC Davis, agrees, saying UV light may not reach far enough into creases and corners of an airplane cabin to kill the virus. His plane-disinfecting invention didn't take off — until COVID-19 hit 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z "The whole work is handled under a biosafety hood ... so it does not allow any sort of air from the room, particulates or whatever, to get into your vials." The Trump administration paid millions for test tubes. They got unusable mini soda bottles instead 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Most bacteria are biosafety level two or three, which means they can cause serious or lethal diseases but have a cure. A Living Library Filled With Killer Bacteria 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z Some biosafety experts say the existing incentives do push institutions to prioritize biosafety. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z In another instance, in March, he appeared outside the university’s Confucius Institute — cultural outposts of the Chinese government that are on many campuses worldwide — wearing a biosafety suit. Student Activist in Australia Is Suspended After China Protests 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The United States disclosed work on advances in manipulating genetic material and microorganisms, awareness-raising communication, confidence-building and scientific conduct, export controls and improvements in biosafety. Chinese deception fuels fears of ethnic biological weapons ‘experiments’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The GNL, which is part of the University of Texas system, is one of just 13 biosafety level 4 labs in the U.S. Prominent university bio lab urged to reveal extent of relationship with Wuhan lab at center of coronavirus outbreak 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Most laboratories “lack specialized biosafety managers and engineers,” he wrote. Chinese lab conducted extensive research on deadly bat viruses, but there is no evidence of accidental release 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z "It does not behoove an institute or an institution to be complacent with a weak IBC and program," said Barbara Johnson, a biosafety and biosecurity consultant and a former federal employee. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z China has major facilities at Wuhan — a biosafety level 4 lab and a biosafety level 2 lab. The pandemic has exposed the threat of a biowarfare arms race 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z A senior military doctor was put in charge of the Wuhan Institute of Virology in late January, and President Xi Jinping announced a new biosafety regime Feb. 14. Opinion | How China can end the covid-19 conspiracy theories before they get worse 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z While noting that no international rules actually govern biosafety, the World Health Organization said there were about 54 high-containment labs in two dozen countries. A look at the Wuhan laboratory at the center of China's coronavirus controversy 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z A top priority is to test experimental vaccines by immunizing animals and then “challenging” them with the virus—experiments that must be done in biosafety level 3 labs. Mice, hamsters, ferrets, monkeys. Which lab animals can help defeat the new coronavirus? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z While some institutions may not have strong biosafety programs in place, she said in her experience it's rare. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A biosafety officer showed Fox News an airlock where scientists have decontaminated after working their shifts. Army researchers at Fort Detrick who helped discover Ebola treatment seek coronavirus vaccine 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z I’d have tried to wangle my way into the lab designated containment level 3, the highest-but-one level of biosafety security, where Heeney’s biologists investigate pathogens such as the West Nile virus or the tuberculosis bacterium. 'It’s a razor’s edge we’re walking': inside the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Most of our mice are in micro ventilated cages and are handled in biosafety cabinets that filter viruses from the air. Respirators, quarantines, and worst-case scenarios: Lab animal facilities grapple with the pandemic 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z To adapt, some high-level biosafety labs are switching to reusable air-purifying hoods — but these are far more expensive. Daily briefing: How transgenic animal models are advancing the fight against coronavirus 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Tucker, the NIH official, formerly led the Office of Science Policy's biosafety and biosecurity division. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Fort Detrick has one of the country's few labs with biosafety level 4-specialized equipment, allowing researchers to work on the most deadly viruses. Army researchers at Fort Detrick who helped discover Ebola treatment seek coronavirus vaccine 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Many biosafety officers work alongside colleagues who oversee the handling and disposal of hazardous waste, monitoring of air and water supplies, handling of chemicals and radiation and employee health and well-being. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “It’s a public health issue, a biosafety issue and a national security issue.” To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Happi strides across a veranda, and into a series of rooms that will become a high-level biosafety laboratory suitable for working on Ebola and other dangerous pathogens. The next chapter for African genomics 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z When her team identified problems with biosafety oversight at an institution, she said, NIH staff could intervene. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z ‘We also know that just a few miles away from that food market is China’s only biosafety level 4 super laboratory that researches human infectious diseases.’ Analysis | The Daily 202: Conservative intellectuals launch a new group to challenge free-market ‘fundamentalism’ on the right 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Many biosafety officers rank their involvement in research, albeit in a supporting role, as one of the key attractions of the job. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Such experiments will be conducted under strict containment measures — known as biosafety level 3 — to prevent lab workers from becoming infected and to avoid accidental release of the pathogen. China coronavirus: labs worldwide scramble to analyse live samples 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It can be outfitted as a biosafety level 2 or 3 laboratory. This lab on wheels could be a gamechanger during the next Ebola outbreak, scientists say 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z In practice, though, IBC community members are often scientists or biosafety experts themselves, and many committees are resistant to sharing minutes. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Like all local versions of golden rice, these varieties were created not with genetic engineering, but by traditional backcrossing, so they will likely not need biosafety approval. Bangladesh could be the first to cultivate golden rice, genetically altered to fight blindness 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Gillum is the director of environmental health and safety at Arizona State University in Tempe, and many of the calls were from biosafety officers around the globe. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z In 2016, WHO determined the Vector facility "was found to meet international levels of biosafety and biosecurity for variola virus research and storage." Explosion at Russian research lab that stores smallpox virus: officials 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z At the same time, he adds, “Except for the biosafety lab, which is a big issue, I have had outstanding material and human resources with which to do my science.” When Europeans do science in China 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z A communications staffer, a biosafety office administrator, and a member of the legal counsel's office were also present in the room — even though the IBC meeting was entirely virtual. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z “USAMRIID will return to fully operational status upon meeting benchmark requirements for biosafety,” she said in an email. Military lab, which handles Ebola and other dangerous pathogens, suspended after failing CDC inspection 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Few officers hold degrees relating specifically to biosafety, and in the United States, at least, most qualifications tend to be offered by institutes other than universities. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The framework also requires that experts in public-health preparedness and response, biosafety, ethics and law, among others, evaluate the work, but it is unclear from the public record if that happened. Opinion | The U.S. is funding dangerous experiments it doesn’t want you to know about 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The rethink aims to discourage labs from approaching biosafety by rote, and encourage the creation of more flexible and effective procedures. What to expect in 2019: science in the new year 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Many biosafety experts caution that transparency can have costs. The worrying murkiness of institutional biosafety committees 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z According to a survey of biosafety officers at member institutions of the Association of American Universities, 86% of cell-culture spaces remain private, used only by individual labs. How going green can raise cash for your lab 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z It’s very rare for a biosafety officer to have to suit up in protective coveralls and respirators for an emergency. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The Mississippi Public Health Lab has a biosafety professional and facilitates access to biosafety training. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The state received high marks for biosafety training at state labs, high vaccinations rates against the flu and passing a national public health accreditation. Report: New Mexico among least prepared for health disasters 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Any proposal that passes scientific peer review and fits the PPP definition will be reviewed by an HHS group with wide-ranging expertise, from biosafety and security to ethics and law. NIH lifts 3-year ban on funding risky virus studies 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z That means the biosafety protocols at hotels sometimes fall well short of what university researchers require in their labs. Special Report: At a hotel near you - Cadavers in the banquet room 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z That means that researchers will be more likely to report problems and ask biosafety officers for help the next time. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z NEIDL’s facility will now be upgraded to biosafety level 4, the highest level of containment. Dodgy citations, fusion milestone and a skeleton called Little Foot The outbreak countries did not have repositories of the right biosafety level to handle these. Build the Ebola database in Africa In response to these and other mishaps, the White House announced far-reaching measures in 2015 to improve biosafety procedures, including increased training for lab workers. U.S. oversight of risky pathogen research has flaws, report finds 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z That means the biosafety protocols at hotels sometimes fall well short of what university researchers require in their labs. Special Report: At a hotel near you - Cadavers in the banquet room 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Once the situation is under control, biosafety officers need to investigate what went wrong and discuss how it could be prevented in the future. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Other labs used by the diagnostics staff include a biosafety level 3 lab to isolate animals with potentially lethal diseases, and a molecular diagnostics lab used to extract and amplify genetic material for study. New $45M veterinary diagnostic center opens in Lincoln 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Under tight security in biosafety labs around the world, scientists have characterized the virus's proteins and sequenced its genome. Hunting for Ebola among the bats of the Congo 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z This illustrates how different conclusions of expert biological-risk assessors result in differing biosafety practices. Biosafety: National biosafety standards differ : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z That would raise biosafety issues: Is it “replication competent” — is there any chance of shedding and spreading? Can a Researcher Studying an Alzheimer’s Treatment Try It on Himself? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z But most days in the life of an institutional biosafety officer are much less dramatic. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z Sahai runs Gene Campaign, an advocacy organization based in New Delhi, which focuses on conserving India’s agrobiodiversity; she says that India needs a new independent body dedicated to biosafety testing. India’s first GM food crop held up by lawsuit 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z She wore top-level biosafety suits for her work with Ebola, smallpox and other deadly viruses on Earth, but won’t need such extreme precautions when she fires up the device in space. First virus-hunter in space will test DNA-decoding device 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z She wore top-level biosafety suits for her work with Ebola, smallpox and other deadly viruses on Earth, but won't need such extreme precautions when she fires up the device in space. First virus-hunter in space will test DNA-decoding device 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Regulatory frameworks for intellectual property, the access to and use of genetic resources, biosafety and the ethics of biosciences and industrial standards all need to be reviewed. Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomy 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The mindsets and skills of great biosafety professionals. Behind the scenes in the biosafety office 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z They note that the agency didn’t share its full biosafety assessment of the GM mustard publicly online — contrary to the orders of the government’s Central Information Commission, which enforces rights to information. India’s first GM food crop held up by lawsuit 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z A federal biosafety and ethics panel took a page from Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” on Tuesday and approved a new gene-editing technique for cancer patients. Federal panel approves CRISPR gene-editing study for cancer patients 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Some outside biosafety experts point out that the latest findings became known only because of the FDA investigation. Exclusive: Patient safety issues prompt leadership shake-up at NIH hospital 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z A series of alarming lapses in biosafety prompted the examinations. Military Labs Are Too Careless With Deadly Diseases: Report 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z They didn't determine the antibody levels in the plasma that they administered; those measurements are now being done at a high-level biosafety lab in France. Plasma transfusions can't combat Ebola 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Others, such as how the agency assesses the biosafety risks of its research for lab employees and the general public, are more complicated and will likely take longer to put in place, he said. Expert panel finds CDC remains weak on lab safety despite some progress 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Lipsitch, who helped catalyze the current moratorium on U.S.-funded GOF research because of concerns about biosafety, says he’s still absorbing the document. U.S. oversight of risky pathogen research could be better, draft report concludes 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z Asilomar was about the biosafety of lab experiments, he stressed, whereas this new summit was motivated by ethical issues and concerns about safety in treating human patients. Inside the summit on human gene editing: A reporter’s notebook 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z A government examination acknowledges that the DOD is “risking dangerous lapses in biosafety practices” at its labs across the country. Military Labs Are Too Careless With Deadly Diseases: Report 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z In biosecurity and biosafety, the CDC is widely seen as the global gold standard. Biological research: Rethink biosafety 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z A review by a group of independent biosafety experts, whom the agency appointed after a series of high-profile lab accidents with anthrax and bird flu in 2014, found that CDC has made some progress. Expert panel finds CDC remains weak on lab safety despite some progress 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Thousands of female researchers posted pictures of themselves in labs and at field sites, up to their knees in mud or swathed in shapeless biosafety suits. Science and sexism: In the eye of the Twitterstorm 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The White House issued a 187-page report on Thursday designed to improve biosafety following a series of safety breaches at federal laboratories charged with handling dangerous pathogens such as anthrax, bird flu and smallpox. White House Issues Recommendations on Improving Biosafety at Federal Labs 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z It describes about 50 steps with timelines, ranging from beefed-up biosafety training to plans for an outside review of local labs’ protocols for inactivating select agents. U.S. high-containment biosafety labs to get closer scrutiny 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z But because there was no budget for petrol for the incinerator, the bags were simply being stored, undermining many of the prior biosafety procedures. Biological research: Rethink biosafety 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z That work’s being done in the most secure, biosafety level 4 labs. Ebola lingers in semen for months, studies confirm 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The plan concludes with providing assistance to the partners to fill any gaps they detect in their own biosafety risk assessments. Arizona begins 3-year effort to improve biosafety readiness 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The report follows a sweeping review of the government's biosafety and biosecurity practices, and includes specific recommendations and deadlines for laboratories to improve their practices. White House Issues Recommendations on Improving Biosafety at Federal Labs 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z One biosafety expert had only praise for the White House plan. U.S. high-containment biosafety labs to get closer scrutiny 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z I never thought I'd write this, but I believe that it is time for experts who advise on biosafety and biosecurity to learn from specialists in nuclear security. Biological research: Rethink biosafety 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement: "If proper biosafety procedures had been followed, these surfaces should have been free of the agent." Anthrax scandal: US army orders new toxins crackdown - BBC News 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The department says the next stage of the plan will involving sharing newly developed biosafety assessment tools and skills with clinical laboratory partners of the Lab. Arizona begins 3-year effort to improve biosafety readiness 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z We propose that research institutions that receive public funding should apply the same kind of oversight and support to ensure research integrity as is routinely applied for animal husbandry, biosafety and clinical work. Robust research: Institutions must do their part for reproducibility 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z Spurred by several accidents at federal laboratories involving risky pathogens, the White House today announced a sweeping set of steps aimed at shoring up biosafety and biosecurity procedures. U.S. high-containment biosafety labs to get closer scrutiny 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z I define biosafety and biosecurity as the prevention of the accidental release of potentially harmful organisms or their products and the prevention of the deliberate release of such agents for nefarious purposes. Biological research: Rethink biosafety 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z And most community labs insist that their members work only with organisms that require the lowest level of biosafety precautions, which leaves human cells and most pathogens off the menu. Biohackers gear up for genome editing 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Public Health Canada says that it has not yet shipped samples out of West Africa but would not reveal where it is holding them, citing “biosafety and biosecurity concerns”. Proposed Ebola biobank would strengthen African science 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z But US law allows government labs to maintain secrecy around their procedures and the results of investigations into their biosafety mishaps, of which there seem to be many. Secret service 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z “Oversight is critical in improving biosafety and ensuring that high-containment laboratories comply with regulations,” the report said. Pentagon anthrax blunder reveals 'chain of errors' in government lab protocols 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z But the CDC temporarily shut down shipments of infectious agents from its high-level biosafety labs. US military accidentally ships live anthrax to labs 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Experts in biosafety were astonished by the latest lapse. U.S. military mistakenly ships live anthrax to labs in 9 states 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z To me and others, this research raises serious and significant fears about biosafety. Regulate gene editing in wild animals 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, the CDC announced that it is beginning a 90-day review of its biosafety procedures for federal research labs that work with dangerous pathogens. Secret service 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Dr. Palese says he believes they should wear the full hoods with battery-powered air filters used in biosafety Level 3 laboratories. A Flu Epidemic That Threatens Birds, Not Humans 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The agency subsequently established an external committee to evaluate its biosafety practices. US health agency blasted over lab safety violations 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The authors write that “disturbingly” many of these responses were among people who work in the CDC’s highest biosafety level labs. Scathing Report Calls Lab Safety at CDC 'Insufficient' 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Still, select agent research will remain on hold until Tulane demonstrates it is following proper biosafety procedures. Tulane pathogen release blamed on sloppy safety practices 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z The hospital where the rhesus macaques were treated is located some distance from the biosafety level 3 lab where the vaccine research took place. Escape of dangerous bacterium leads to halt of risky studies at Tulane 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z That incident on Sept. 19, 2013, also prompted a procedural review to ensure “that all personnel maintain situational awareness of what is happening in our suites,” said David Harbourt, the lab’s biosafety officer. Army biodefense lab mishaps potentially exposed Md. workers 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z I'm not saying they didn’t think of the biosafety aspects, but the first response was about the security piece. US health agency blasted over lab safety violations 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Frieden, in the memo, said Dauphin would expand biosafety training for lab scientists, explore technologies to improve safety and work with an external group of safety experts appointed by the CDC. Exclusive: CDC to hire lab safety chief after Ebola, bird flu mishaps 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The CDC operates advanced biosafety laboratories in which dangerous pathogens such as Ebola can be handled by investigators who wear biohazard suits that keep them from being exposed. CDC reports potential Ebola exposure in Atlanta lab 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z They then receive training, often provided by municipalities, in integrated waste management, biosafety and first aid, personal development skills and how to run a business. Peru's waste recyclers battle bottle ban 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The issue is engineering and, of course, the biosafety of chronic implants. The Verge 50 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z I hope we’re going to get in a situation where there is an effective biosafety structure in place at all these government institutions. US health agency blasted over lab safety violations 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, WHO said the man’s daughter died from an undiagnosed disease on Monday — the family declined offers for a safe burial — and his son tested positive for Ebola on Tuesday at a mobile biosafety lab. Mali reports three deaths from Ebola; West Africa country borders hard-hit Guinea 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z The whole idea about biosafety and even the clinical transport of patients with a serious communicable disease, it’s not just the PPE. Ebola, From the Tarmac to the Isolation Unit It has infected researchers, even when they were working in laboratories with advanced biosafety measures in place. Evaluating Ebola as a Biological Weapon 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z GSK said there is shortage of facilities that can fill vaccine vials under sterile conditions in a facility that meets what are known as biosafety level 2 conditions. Leaked documents reveal behind-the-scenes Ebola vaccine issues 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Obtaining that certificate requires meeting a set of biosafety and biosecurity requirements. What Would Happen if Ebola Was Stolen From a Lab? 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z "These studies, however, also entail biosafety and biosecurity risks, which need to be understood better." White House halts research into 'super strains' of infectious diseases 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The White House said the moratorium decision had been made “following recent biosafety incidents at federal research facilities.” White House to Cut Funding for Risky Biological Study 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Then the trash is put in a cardboard container lined with a heavy-duty plastic bag, and that is taken outside of the unit by a contracted biosafety company that transports it to an incinerator. Dallas hospital learned its Ebola protocols while struggling to save mortally ill patient It suggested the regulatory agencies relax their biosafety requirements. Leaked documents reveal behind-the-scenes Ebola vaccine issues 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Denmark, which has a state-of-the-art biosafety and biosecurity system, is helping Kenya set up an agency that will oversee a program aimed at guarding against these threats. Leaders urged to strengthen global health security in wake of Ebola epidemic She said the gain of function question goes beyond security to basic biosafety and containment issues. White House tells universities to police work on dangerous pathogens 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z US hospitals may be unprepared to safely dispose of the infectious waste generated by any Ebola virus disease patient to arrive unannounced in the country, potentially putting the wider community at risk, biosafety experts said. US hospitals 'unprepared' to safely handle infectious Ebola waste 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z He adds that international efforts will be effective only if they include training for health-care staff, for example in biosafety. Global Ebola response kicks into gear at last 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z It is beyond time for countries with biosafety capacity to deploy civilian or military assets. A concrete response to the Ebola outbreak cannot wait “The finding of these agents highlights the need for constant vigilance in monitoring laboratory materials in compliance with federal regulations on biosafety.” N.I.H. Lab Search Uncovers Forgotten Ricin 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z The policy release follows the worst U.S. biosafety crisis in years, in which researchers at the U.S. White House tells universities to police work on dangerous pathogens 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z While US hospitals may be prepared clinically to care for a patient with Ebola, Emory’s experience shows that logistically they are far from ready, biosafety experts said. US hospitals 'unprepared' to safely handle infectious Ebola waste 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z “The finding of these agents and toxins highlights the need for constant vigilance in monitoring laboratory materials in compliance with federal regulations on biosafety,” NIH Director Francis Collins wrote in an e-mail to employees Friday. More deadly pathogens, toxins found improperly stored in NIH and FDA labs “NIH takes this matter very seriously. The finding of these agents highlights the need for constant vigilance in monitoring laboratory materials in compliance with federal regulations on biosafety,” the agency memo said. NIH finds old ricin, other forgotten germs in labs 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z On 27 August, the NIH designated September as “National Biosafety Stewardship Month,” encouraging researchers to inventory their freezers for potentially dangerous agents such as pathogens and toxins, and review their biosafety protocols. US government labs plan biohazard-safety sweep : Nature News Blog 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The substance of the policy also falls short, Ebright and other biosafety experts said. White House tells universities to police work on dangerous pathogens 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Collins declared September National Biosafety Stewardship Month in which scientists would review biosafety policies, conduct inventories of infectious agents and reinforce biosafety training. White House orders U.S. labs to take inventory of infectious agents 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z As serious as the sample mix-up, which occurred in January, was the failure to report it as required by federal law when the contamination became clear in May, according to biosafety experts. In CDC bird flu mix-up, U.S. agency cites sloppy science, failed reporting 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s a special kind of biosafety that needs to be improved. A Witness to Ebola’s Discovery 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z This work, published in the journal Nature earlier this year, was conducted at a biosafety level 4 facility at the U.S. Do We Have Any Drugs To Treat Ebola? 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Regulatory and oversight bodies throughout the world should require the reporting of all serious accidents and near misses in biocontainment labs, and in particular those that occur in labs with the highest biosafety levels. Safety doesn’t happen by accident 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Recent accidents involving deadly pathogens at a leading laboratory in the United States highlight the need for a major global rethink of biosafety controls, experts say. Biosafety controls come under fire 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z "The matter needs to be referred for civil and/or criminal investigation," said biologist Richard Ebright of Rutgers University, an expert in biosafety who testified before Congress last month on the CDC lapses. In CDC bird flu mix-up, U.S. agency cites sloppy science, failed reporting 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The chairmen are Joseph Kanabrocki, assistant dean for biosafety at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Kenneth Berns of the University of Florida’s medical school. C.D.C. Says Tuberculosis Lab, Shut Amid Exposure Scare, Can Continue Its Work 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z The agency is also assembling a group of outside experts to advise on biosafety. U.S. CDC says it 'may never know' how bird flu mishap occurred 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z As one biosafety expert told Nature, the current criticism of the people involved means that most researchers would probably now think twice about reporting an accident. Safety doesn’t happen by accident 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z “There is money for diagnostics and research, but ask for money for biosafety and it’s just not there, as it is lower priority,” she says. Biosafety controls come under fire 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z The biosafety levels increase with the sophistication of security measures taken and the relative danger of pathogens studied. Poor Oversight Catches Up with High-Security Infectious Agent and Disease Labs 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The investigators, from the US Department of Agriculture, found equipment failures, an inability to document staff training and missing signatures on required biosafety plans. CDC accused of 'dangerous pattern' of safety lapses 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Department of Agriculture, found equipment failures, an inability to document staff training and missing signatures on required biosafety plans. U.S. lawmakers press CDC chief over 'dangerous pattern' of lapses 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z A strong biosafety culture would clearly communicate and enforce the rules of play. Safety doesn’t happen by accident 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z House of Representatives subcommittee is scheduled to hold a hearing on the CDC's biosafety lapses. U.S. officials purge biosafety board in midst of anthrax crisis 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Whatever the total count of biosafety labs is, a better framework for their oversight is needed. Poor Oversight Catches Up with High-Security Infectious Agent and Disease Labs 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The work was conducted in area classified as a “three” on the biosafety scale, with four being the highest security level. After Lapses, C.D.C. Admits a Lax Culture at Labs 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Nature obtained the review by the biosafety committee and the risk–benefit assessment of the university and sent them to biosafety and biosecurity experts. Risks of flu work underrated 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z "We need the biosafety and commercial sale bill to release the bananas, but we might need the bananas to be ready for release before the bill is passed." 'Super Bananas' Enter U.S. Market Trials 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Initial reports indicated that one of the CDC's higher level biosafety labs in Atlanta was preparing the anthrax samples for research in lower level labs. No CDC Lab Workers Seem Sickened by Anthrax: Report 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The risks and benefits must therefore be carefully weighed, and rigorous oversight is needed to ensure that such work is done only at facilities with the highest standards of biosafety. Biosafety in the balance 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The greater concern, he says, is the failure to follow proper biosafety procedures. Researcher reassigned in wake of disease centre’s anthrax scare : Nature News Blog 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z "Audit after audit, and incident after incident, has documented biosafety and biosecurity training lapses, equipment failures, and procedural violations at the CDC." Multiple protocol breaches behind anthrax exposure at U.S. federal labs 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z Around the country and the world, there exist biosafety labs created specifically to handle deadly pathogens like Ebola virus, smallpox, and anthrax, using protocols and designs that prevent infections leaking to the outside world. Save Yourself From The Zombie Apocalypse By Turning Your Home Into A Biolab 2013-11-18T03:15:00.433Z The committees include experts in the fields of infectious disease, immunology, biosafety, molecular biology, and public health; also, members of the lay public represent views from outside the research community. [Letter] Gain-of-Function Experiments on H7N9 2013-08-09T19:25:24.773Z The committees include experts in the fields of infectious disease, immunology, biosafety, molecular biology and public health; also, members of the public represent views from outside the research community.” Scientists Will Create A Deadly New Flu Strain, Just To Prove They Can 2013-08-08T12:43:00Z The committees include experts in the fields of infectious disease, immunology, biosafety, molecular biology and public health; also, members of the public represent views from outside the research community. Avian flu: Gain-of-function experiments on H7N9 2013-08-07T17:50:40.287Z The process of destroying virus or shipping it to centres with high biosafety levels must be done in a way that does not risk its release, says Ulaeto. Rinderpest research restarts 2013-07-17T17:20:25.500Z Little is known about the impacts of synthetic biology, or even how to assess its biosafety impacts. Kickstarter must not fund biohackers' glow-in-the-dark plants 2013-06-06T20:30:15Z Some journals now encourage authors to include biosafety and biosecurity descriptions in their manuscripts, thereby raising the awareness of researchers intending to replicate experiments. [Letter] Gain-of-Function Experiments on H7N9 2013-08-09T19:25:24.773Z The aging facility has a biosafety level 2 lab and three agricultural labs and was identified as the top priority for modernization in a 2012 review of ARS labs. Obama's 2014 Science Budget: Research Gets Some Help, and Hurt 2013-04-12T19:20:00Z Some journals now encourage authors to include biosafety and biosecurity descriptions in their papers, thereby raising the awareness of researchers intending to replicate experiments. Avian flu: Gain-of-function experiments on H7N9 2013-08-07T17:50:40.287Z Eligible research must show potential for substantial practical or scientific benefits and be conducted under stringent biosafety and biosecurity conditions. Rinderpest research restarts 2013-07-17T17:20:25.500Z My time in biosafety labs taught me to work in a high-pressure environment, which provided skills that I am using at NASA. Turning point: Kate Rubins 2013-03-27T18:20:43.260Z The proposed rules require an assessment of, for example, whether the scientific aims of such studies could be addressed using alternative, less-risky approaches, and whether biosafety and biosecurity risks can be adequately mitigated. Work resumes on lethal flu strains 2013-01-23T18:20:21.780Z Stephen's views are echoed by retired Kansas State Professor, Tom Manney and a former chair of the institutional biosafety committee. Top security US lab under threat 2012-11-14T08:32:02Z Its conclusions echo an August parliamentary report, but go further, calling for a re-examination of biosafety data on GM crops already approved for field trials. Seven days: 19–25 October 2012 2012-10-24T17:20:28.957Z In the 1970s, accidental release was at the center of the biosafety debate generated by the advent of recombinant DNA technology. [Editorial] The Dual-Use Conundrum 2012-09-13T17:55:02.087Z The panel’s recommendations included the appointment of a veterinarian and biosafety officer to oversee the primate center and the development of “new approaches” to its oversight process. Harvard Medical School is cited for mistreatment of lab animals 2012-09-03T22:22:14Z With the help of ad hoc expert groups, the JAC would approve official repositories of the virus and ensure that they meet tough biosafety standards. Officials act to secure cattle-plague virus 2012-08-01T17:50:32.217Z The existing facility is termed a biosafety level environment. Top security US lab under threat 2012-11-14T08:32:02Z The WHO’s imminent biosafety guidelines will try to address such proliferation concerns, says one WHO official. Freeze on mutant-flu research set to thaw 2012-06-27T17:50:20.483Z All in vivo and in vitro experimental work is carried out in negatively pressurized class 3 isolators or class 3 biosafety cabinets, respectively. [Special Issue Report] Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets 2012-06-21T18:26:51.147Z The H5N1 case also illuminates scientists’ responsibility to follow appropriate biosafety practices to safeguard fellow researchers, as well as the public. [Special Issue Perspective] Regulating the Boundaries of Dual-Use Research 2012-06-21T18:26:09.080Z All personnel undergo Select Agent security risk assessment by the United States Criminal Justice Information Services Division and complete rigorous biosafety, BSL3 and Select Agent training before participating in BSL3-level experiments. Experimental adaptation of an influenza H5 HA confers respiratory droplet transmission to a reassortant H5 HA/H1N1 virus in ferrets 2012-06-20T17:22:43.540Z Certainly, researchers, institutional review boards and funders must consider the implications of proposed research from the outset and implement a full biosafety and biosecurity plan. Do not censor science in the name of biosecurity 2012-06-20T17:20:09.117Z Over the following months, national regulatory authorities are expected to produce their own biosafety rules. Freeze on mutant-flu research set to thaw 2012-06-27T17:50:20.483Z The facility is secured by procedures recognized as appropriate by the institutional biosafety officers and facility management at Erasmus MC, as well as Dutch and U.S. government inspectors. [Special Issue Report] Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets 2012-06-21T18:26:51.147Z Its flagship document, released in 2007 and building on the Fink report, emphasized local self-governance, suggesting, for example, that investigators monitor their own and colleagues' projects, possibly with the help of existing institutional biosafety committees. Bird-flu research: The biosecurity oversight 2012-05-23T21:50:22.057Z Complaints of inadequate lab protocol in developing countries may not surprise many biologists, but they are attracting attention as scientists and research agencies in the West place increasing emphasis on biosafety. Biosafety concerns for labs in the developing world 2012-05-23T17:20:23.983Z The third most important lesson is about biosafety. Publishing risky research 2012-05-02T17:20:01.110Z Both Fouchier and Kawaoka worked in facilities rated at ‘biosafety level 3 enhanced’, but to expect that all such research would be done carefully everywhere is “utter malarkey”, Caplan told the meeting. Post-mortem on mutant flu 2012-04-11T17:20:31.327Z Before and during the research, biosafety officers of Erasmus MC and inspectors from the Dutch government, as well as from the U.S. [Special Issue Report] Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets 2012-06-21T18:26:51.147Z There may yet be regulatory or legal obstacles to publication, or biosecurity or biosafety risks sufficient to outweigh the health risks. Flu papers warrant full publication 2012-02-22T18:20:00.943Z Meanwhile, a 60-day moratorium on similar research will be extended until a system is put in place to review levels of biosafety and biosecurity. Research on Highly Contagious Avian Flu Now Likely to Be Published in a Few Months 2012-02-21T19:45:00.203Z The WHO will soon release guidelines about international standards for biosafety. Publishing risky research 2012-05-02T17:20:01.110Z But it recommended that a moratorium now in effect related to further work with lab-made H5N1 variants that spread in mammals remain in place until more discussion occurs about biosecurity and biosafety issues. WHO Meeting of Flu Experts Calls for Full Publication of Controversial H5N1 Papers 2012-02-18T00:48:43Z At the same time, these scientific results also represent a grave concern for global biosecurity, biosafety and public health. Policy: Adaptations of avian flu virus are a cause for concern 2012-02-08T18:50:39.050Z He said that the letter did not acknowledge the need for improved “biosafety, biosecurity and oversight,” and that in any case, 60 days would not be enough time to put the needed safeguards in place. Bird Flu Scientists Agree to Pause H5N1 Research 2012-01-21T04:01:00Z It is much more urgent, he says, to put in place strict biosafety, biosecurity and oversight provisions for such research. Research on Highly Contagious Avian Flu Now Likely to Be Published in a Few Months 2012-02-21T19:45:00.203Z Labs currently conducting H5N1 research use "the highest international standards of biosafety and biosecurity practices that effectively prevent the release of transmissible viruses from the laboratory," the authors note. In Dramatic Move, Flu Researchers Announce Moratorium on Some H5N1 Flu Research, Call For Global Summit 2012-01-20T17:42:09Z Some researchers argue that work on a new strain of avian flu should be conducted only in labs with the highest biosafety precautions. Fears grow over lab-bred flu 2011-12-21T18:20:21.077Z "In the United States, there is only voluntary oversight for biosafety, and with the exception of the select agents rule, there is no oversight of bio¬security," he says. Fears Grow over Lab-Bred Avian Flu Virus 2011-12-20T19:45:08Z His professional activities include developing technology for genetic control of mosquitoes, biosafety guidelines and mosquito mass production equipment and facilities. Should Scientists Use Genetically Modified Insects to Fight Disease? 2011-10-24T15:15:00.253Z At the heart of the controversy is a biosafety expert who resigned last summer amid complaints that the coalition was not doing enough to prevent a biological disaster. The Bay Citizen: SynBERC Fight Raises National Security Issues 2011-10-23T02:03:58Z Labs over Seven Years At work in a biosafety level-4 lab. Nearly 400 Accidents with Dangerous Pathogens and Bio-Toxins Reported in U.S. Labs over Seven Years 2011-10-03T15:15:00.447Z “In the United States, there is only voluntary oversight for biosafety, and with the exception of the select agents rule, there is no oversight of biosecurity,” he says. Fears grow over lab-bred flu 2011-12-21T18:20:21.077Z In the aftermath of the outbreak, China introduced stringent national laboratory biosafety regulations. Chinese University Fires Administrators, Offers Compensation After Lab Accident 2011-09-13T20:40:04Z For now, public-health officials are advising all lab workers to be more careful about observing proper biosafety procedures. Salmonella hits US teaching labs 2011-05-11T17:20:21.200Z In line with Malaysia's biosafety rules and the Cayman Islands' draft rules, permits were issued after the relevant national authorities performed risk assessments. Letting the bugs out of the bag 2011-02-09T18:20:01.010Z Not all labs, of course, are of the Contagion and Outbreak biosafety level-4 ilk that handle mega-killers such as Ebola and smallpox. Nearly 400 Accidents with Dangerous Pathogens and Bio-Toxins Reported in U.S. Labs over Seven Years 2011-10-03T15:15:00.447Z As Aguzzi and his team write, "This previously unappreciated risk for airborne prion transmission may warrant re-thinking on prion biosafety guidelines in research and diagnostic laboratories." Bad prion breath: Mad cow disease agent can infect via the air 2011-01-13T23:45:00.233Z So when GenSpace members began building their new lab, they worked with the FBI to write biosafety guidelines. Turning geek into chic in DIY labs 2010-12-21T01:15:04Z The study was done by two biosafety experts and published in the book “Biological Safety: Principles and Practices.” Safety Rules Can?t Keep Up With Biotech Industry 2010-05-28T00:10:00Z Downside: longtime site for federal biosafety Level 3 pathogen lab that studies foot-and-mouth disease and other contagious animal diseases. Our Towns: Prime Real Estate Only Hannibal Lecter Could Love 2010-04-22T01:20:00Z The printer fits inside a standard laboratory biosafety cabinet, for sterile operation. Printing body parts: Making a bit of me 2010-02-18T10:42:00Z |
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