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biosafety

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biosafety [ˌbaɪəʊˈseɪftɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
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Noun1.biosafety - safety from exposure to infectious agents
safety - the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk"
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GAO-09-1036T September 22, 2009 This testimony discusses our report on a national strategy for high-containment laboratories that deal with dangerous--pathogens also known as biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) laboratories and biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) laboratories--in the United States, which was released yesterday.
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DECEMBER 2008, AFRICAN CENTRE FOR BIOSAFETY -- A newly launched report by the African Centre for Biosafety, Agrofuels in South Africa: Projects, Players and Poverty, condemns the 'Biofuels' roll-out in South Africa as a strategy to allow agribusiness to grab land from the rural poor in the former homelands.
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The school dedicated the New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory yesterday morning.
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