biosafety
noun
bio·safe·ty ˌbī-ō-ˈsāf-tē 
: safety with respect to the effects of biological research on humans and the environment
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web That's what Richie Fink, a retired biosafety officer from Andover, Mass., did on a recent trip to Switzerland. 
Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022 To be sure, some gain-of-function research on pathogens requires a higher level of review given its ramifications for biosafety and biosecurity. Victor Dirita, STAT, 25 Dec. 2021 The first is biosafety: the effort to ensure through training and technology that workers stay free of infection and illness — not only for their own sake but also for that of surrounding communities. New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021 What is lacking are the institutional attention and resources to make biosafety routine, integrating it into habitual bench practices. Ruthanne Huising, STAT, 16 Aug. 2021 This will include increasing biosafety and improving the regulatory capacity in the support of vaccine and therapeutic development. Maggie Fox, CNN, 3 Sep. 2021 The advisory group of up to 25 experts will come from a range of scientific specialties, including biosafety and biosecurity, Van Kerkhove said. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 27 Aug. 2021 When the next disease X comes, there will always be a question about biosafety, about a lab leak, there will be conspiracy theorists. Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 25 Aug. 2021 There is no one-size-fits-all program for biosafety. Ruthanne Huising, STAT, 16 Aug. 2021 See More
Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022 To be sure, some gain-of-function research on pathogens requires a higher level of review given its ramifications for biosafety and biosecurity. Victor Dirita, STAT, 25 Dec. 2021 The first is biosafety: the effort to ensure through training and technology that workers stay free of infection and illness — not only for their own sake but also for that of surrounding communities. New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021 What is lacking are the institutional attention and resources to make biosafety routine, integrating it into habitual bench practices. Ruthanne Huising, STAT, 16 Aug. 2021 This will include increasing biosafety and improving the regulatory capacity in the support of vaccine and therapeutic development. Maggie Fox, CNN, 3 Sep. 2021 The advisory group of up to 25 experts will come from a range of scientific specialties, including biosafety and biosecurity, Van Kerkhove said. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 27 Aug. 2021 When the next disease X comes, there will always be a question about biosafety, about a lab leak, there will be conspiracy theorists. Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 25 Aug. 2021 There is no one-size-fits-all program for biosafety. Ruthanne Huising, STAT, 16 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
biosafety
noun
bio·safe·ty ˈbī-ō-ˌsāf-tē
plural biosafeties
: safety with respect to the effects of biological research on humans and the environment
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