biocontainment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of biocontainment
Example Sentences
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Testing environments need to be treated like biocontainment labs, where a virus or bacteria could otherwise escape into the world, Lohn said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Nebraska’s biocontainment unit has five rooms, one of which is currently being operated as an in-house laboratory to run tests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
A separate biocontainment unit was also created to care for such patients.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
He said the person who had tested positive to Andes virus was placed in a biocontainment facility and was not experiencing any symptoms.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
They set up two biocontainment pavilions at the hospital and shut the people up for a couple of weeks.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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