The following prudent biosafety practices are recommended by the National Academy of Sciences in the publication Biosafety in the Laboratory and in part constitute basic good biosafety practices.

Traditional laboratory chemical (or fume) hoods are designed to capture and control chemical ... and there are currently no class I or III BSCs in use at the University of Nevada, Reno. Description of ...

As bird flu spreads, and Team Trump begins dismantling America’s public health apparatus, a former FBI scientist and investigator speaks out about the evidence that led the bureau to suspect that ...

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Biosafety is the application of preventive methods to reduce the risk of exposure to biological agents or biohazards, which can affect the health of laboratory personnel, the community and the ...

Containment cabinets in a BSL-3 laboratory, prior to the construction of modern BSL-4 labs. At first glance, the lab looks like any other. The refrigerators, centrifuges, and computers are all ...

Staff at a recently opened Biosafety testing lab in Rockville, Maryland were evacuated Thursday due to a fire that involved sterilizing equipment, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ...