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Biosafety

Meaning in genetics & biotechnology, with examples

nounCommon term

In genetics & biotechnology, biosafety means: The rules, equipment and practices that protect lab workers, the public and the environment from harmful biological agents and genetically modified organisms.

In Turkish: biyogüvenlik

How it is used

Used in lab management, training and regulation. Labs work at biosafety levels BSL-1 to BSL-4, with stricter controls at each level. Work with infectious material is done in a biosafety cabinet, and GMO projects need approval from a biosafety committee. 'Biosecurity' is related but focuses on preventing theft and misuse.

Example sentences

  1. All new staff must complete biosafety training before working with lentivirus.

  2. The project was approved by the institutional biosafety committee.

Common collocations

  • biosafety level (BSL)
  • biosafety cabinet
  • biosafety committee
  • biosafety training
  • biosafety regulations
  • GMOGenetically modified organism: a plant, animal or microorganism whose DNA has been changed in a way that does not happen naturally through mating or natural recombination.
  • ethics committeeAn independent group of experts and lay members that reviews research involving people or animals to protect the participants' rights, safety and welfare.
  • germline editingChanging the DNA of eggs, sperm or early embryos, so that the change would be present in every cell of the resulting person and could be passed to future generations.
  • genetic engineeringThe deliberate changing of an organism's DNA in the lab, for example by adding, removing or altering genes, to give it new or improved characteristics.

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