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

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

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

WIV hosted a biosafety training course for virus staff in November 2019, but the training “appears routine, rather than a response to a specific incident.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023