All projects involving biological agents must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) prior to commencement of the work (see Scope on page 1-1 for a listing of ...

Since 2001, biological risks—from terror attacks involving anthrax letters to outbreaks of new and re-emerging infectious diseases like SARS, Ebola, H5N1 avian ...

What do hantavirus, the Yersinia pestis bacteria, the 1918 influenzas virus, and the H5N1 virus have in common? The virus found in rodent droppings, the culprit behind the Black Death, the cause of ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in 2020, the American research community experienced a sudden spike in funding. Universities, pharmaceutical companies, and state and federal ...

Before the pandemic, there was only a small group of researchers dedicated to studying coronaviruses. Now though, scientists around the world are turning their focus to the virus called SARS-CoV-2.

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 ...

Biosafety is a vital aspect of laboratory management that refers to the application of safety measures in the handling of microorganisms and biological agents. The implementation of effective ...