biocontainment

American  

[bahy-oh-kuhn-teyn-muhnt] / ˌbaɪ oʊ kənˈteɪn mənt /

noun

1. the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.

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Etymology

Origin of biocontainment

bio- + containment

Example Sentences

Under the new policy, the rules for DURC—now dubbed Category 1 research—will expand to all 68 select agents, as well as about two dozen additional high-risk pathogens, such as West Nile virus, usually studied in laboratories with the highest biocontainment measures.

From Science Magazine

The samples will then be automatically sealed into a biocontainment system and transferred to an Earth entry capsule, which is part of the Earth Return Orbiter.

From Salon

The new biocontainment method described by Hoffmann and Cai could be used in conjunction with the existing methods to bolster their effectiveness and deliver an even more robust escape frequency.

From Science Daily

Even if used as the sole biocontainment method, it provides an escape frequency of <2´10-10 which far exceeds the NIH guideline of an escape rate of less than 10-8.

From Science Daily

Dr Stefan Hofmann, lead author and postdoctoral researcher said: "As industry begins to use engineering biology more and more, we need to make sure that we have all the right preventative measures in place at the start. While our new genetic biocontainment method effectively prevents escape of engineered organisms, we see it as one of several layers necessary to make engineering biology applications safe."

From Science Daily