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.

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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

“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

If an academic researcher proposes an experiment that would make a bacterium resistant to drugs, for example, the university’s biosafety committee must report the work to the funding agency and submit a risk mitigation plan.

From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024

The research project made use of the newly established biosafety level 3, or BSL-3, lab at UCR.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 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