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biosafety

American  
[bahy-oh-seyf-tee] / ˌbaɪ oʊˈseɪf ti /

noun

  1. the maintenance of safe conditions in biological research to prevent harm to workers, nonlaboratory organisms, or the environment.


biosafety British  
/ ˌbaɪəʊˈseɪftɪ /

noun

  1. the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products

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Etymology

Origin of biosafety

First recorded in 1975–80; bio- + safety

Example Sentences

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“Veterinarians are on the front line of the outbreak, and increased biosafety practices like respiratory and eye protection should reduce their exposure risk.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

As far as the dangers posed by the collaborations, Digard stresses that all the partners conduct the riskier experiments in biosafety level-2 and -3 laboratories.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 16, 2024

Then, a multi-pathway antibacterial effect is activated, mainly focused on a sustained generation of biosafety levels of ROS and electrostatic interactions with protic amino groups exposed to the surface.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

You fund research in biosafety, A.I., and asteroid defense, but you’re also a market maker in cryptocurrency.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

Concerns had been voiced, he wrote, about the security of the W.I.V.’s biosafety procedures and facilities.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

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