Interplanetary Biosecurity: How Not to Contaminate Mars with Earth-Based Microbes
'Evaluation of Bioburden Requirements for Mars Missions' report identifies new approach for NASA to prevent contaminating Mars with Earth-based microbes ...
Tag: Biosafety
NEIDL Director: Here’s Why You Can Feel Safe About Our Research
Microbiologist Ronald Corley has gone to work every day throughout the pandemic as director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases ...
New Manufacturing Plant Gives Canada Domestic Production Capability for N95-Type Mask Filters
Medicom to open new plant to produce critical meltblown polypropylene filter raw material for masks. The company will also establish ...
Building Safeguards for Genetically Engineered Microbes
To reduce the risk of unintended ecological consequences from environmentally deployed, genetically engineered microorganisms (GEMS), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists and ...
Inside the Lab: How Do Coronavirus Researchers Avoid Catching COVID-19?
Around the world, virologists in labs are constantly handling samples of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as part of ...
Draft Policy Issued for Large Animal Outdoor Containment Select Agent Studies
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a draft policy statement ...
Validated Methods for Removing Select Agent Samples from BSL-3 Labs
The Federal Select Agent Program dictates that all research entities in the United States must rigorously assess laboratory protocols to ...
Air Force COVID-19 Medical Transport: Portable Biocontainment Care Module
The Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing Biodynamics team is playing a vital role in the COVID-19 relief ...
How is Used PPE Disposed of During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen more and more people admitted to hospital, where the high infection ...
AFRL Aircraft Decontamination Team Ramps Up Battle Against COVID-19
Health of air crews is paramount, and ensuring Air Force systems are safe to operate, including aircraft, is crucial. To ...
Washington State Recalls 12,000 COVID-19 Test Kits Due to Possible Contamination
On April 17, 2020, the Washington State Department of Health was alerted by UW Medicine to discontinue use of a ...
CDC Coronavirus Test Kit Failure Due to Contamination
Fallout from the agency’s failed rollout of national coronavirus kits two months ago continues to haunt U.S. efforts to combat ...
Global Health Security Partnerships: Expanding and Improving Public Health Laboratory Strategies and System
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center for Global Health (CDC CGH) has issued a grant funding notice ...
EPA Releases List of Disinfectants to Use Against COVID-19
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against ...
Whistleblower Complaint Details Chaotic Handling of U.S. Quarantine Logistics, Potential Community Exposures
HHS deployed personnel from the Administration for Children and Families, who have little to no experience in infection prevention protocols, ...
The Future Biosecurity Implications of Thousands of Samples Taken During Outbreaks
We learned from the 2014–16 West Africa Ebola outbreaks that during the emergency, the future biosecurity implications of of sample ...
CDC Approves Partial Resumption of USAMRIID Select Agent Research
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) will resume limited research, following a successful recent inspection by ...
Biosafety Levels in Laboratories – What is the Difference?
In July 2019, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID) ceased research operations after failing to ...
Explosion Confirmed at Russian Lab Storing Smallpox, Ebola
One worker was hospitalized after a gas explosion on Sep. 16 caused a fire to break out at the Russian ...
DoD Inspector General to Reevaluate Select Agent Facilities, Biosafety Oversight
The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoD OIG) is conducting a Follow-Up Evaluation of DoD Biological Select ...
