biosafety
noun
bio·safe·ty
ˌbī-ō-ˈsāf-tē 
: safety with respect to the effects of biological research on humans and the environment
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Specimens are packaged under strict biosafety protocols and sent to a state public health laboratory or directly to the CDC’s Atlanta facility, which is specifically equipped to detect the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
This ship is an expedition cruise, with state-of-the-art biosafety measures.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
In contrast, a study led by Active Site, a research nonprofit that studies the use of AI in synthetic biology, found that AI help did not lead to significant differences in the ability of novices to complete the complex workflow to produce a virus in a biosafety laboratory.
—Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
But now, a new study in the journal Science has demonstrated how AI could be used to easily circumvent those biosafety processes.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
This ship is an expedition cruise, with state-of-the-art biosafety measures.
—Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
In contrast, a study led by Active Site, a research nonprofit that studies the use of AI in synthetic biology, found that AI help did not lead to significant differences in the ability of novices to complete the complex workflow to produce a virus in a biosafety laboratory.
—Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
But now, a new study in the journal Science has demonstrated how AI could be used to easily circumvent those biosafety processes.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
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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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