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Biosafety and biosecurity capacity building: insights from implementation of the NUITM-KEMRI biosafety training model

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2018
The NUITM-KEMRI biosafety training program was developed for capacity building of new biosafety level three (BSL-3) laboratory users. The training program comprehensively covers biosafety and biosecurity theory and practice.
Betty Muriithi, Martin Bundi, Amina Galata, Gabriel Miringu, Ernest Wandera, Cyrus Kathiiko, Erick Odoyo, Martha Kamemba, Evans Amukoye, Sora Huqa, Mohammad Shah, Shingo Inoue, Yoshio Ichinose   +12 more
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REGULATING BIOSAFETY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS IN INDONESIA: LIMITS AND CHALLENGES

UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2021
The global use of genetically modified (GM) crops is rapidly expanding. While the advent of this agricultural biotechnology offers new promises to cater to the rising demand for Indonesia’s food security, the government should ensure its safety.
Muhammad Bahrul Ulum
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History of and suggestions for China’s biosafety legislation

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 2019
Biosafety has attracted an unprecedented amount of attention from the global community as an important element in national security. All biosafety issues are related to laws and therefore must be regulated accordingly. A preliminary biosafety legislation
Huigang Liang, Xiaowei Xiang, Haixia Ma, Zhiming Yuan   +3 more
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Identification of potent human neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 implications for development of therapeutics and prophylactics

Nature Communications, 2021
Applying neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 to infected patients is a promising anti-viral treatment strategy. Here, Zhao et al. derive RBD-targeting monoclonal antibodies from a naïve human phage-displayed Fab library and show their ...
Shaojuan Zhao, Huajun Zhang, Xinglou Yang, Haiwei Zhang, Ying Chen, Yancheng Zhan, Xiaoqing Zhang, Rendi Jiang, Meiqin Liu, Lan Liu, Li Chen, Wei Tang, Cheng Peng, Xiaoxiao Gao, Zhe Zhang, Zhengli Shi, Rui Gong   +16 more
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Tier-based approach to establish a culture of biosafety at a medical microbiology research laboratory in Egypt

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, 2022
Microbiology Research Laboratory (MRL) is a biosafety level-2 (BSL-2) research laboratory located at the main campus of Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University (ASU) in Cairo. With the objective of strengthening the departmental capacities of biosafety,
Mona El-Shokry, Nesma Hamdi, Shimaa Abdel Salam, Nagwa M. Abo El Magd   +3 more
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Biosafety and Biohazards: Understanding Biosafety Levels and Meeting Safety Requirements of a Biobank. [PDF]

, 2019
When it comes to biobanking and working with different types of laboratory specimens, it is important to understand potential biohazards to ensure safety of the operator and laboratory personnel.
Gosa, Laura, Nathanson, David A, Ta, Lisa   +2 more
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SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein impairs stress granule formation to promote viral replication

Cell Discovery, 2021
The newly emerging coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes severe lung disease and substantial mortality. How the virus evades host defense for efficient replication is not fully understood.
Zhou-Qin Zheng, Su-Yun Wang, Zhi-Sheng Xu, Yu-Zhi Fu, Yan-Yi Wang   +4 more
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The interplay between societal concerns and the regulatory frame on GM crops in the European Union [PDF]

, 2006
Recapitulating how genetic modification technology and its agro-food products aroused strong societal opposition in the European Union, this paper demonstrates how this opposition contributed to shape the European regulatory frame on GM crops.
De Waele, Danny, Devos, Yann, Reheul, Dirk, Van Speybroeck, Linda   +3 more
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Environmental impacts of agricultural pest insects: five case studies reveal overlooked impact mechanisms and specify knowledge gaps [PDF]

NeoBiota
Invasive species can cause environmental impacts through various mechanisms. Assessing their impact can inform management decisions and illuminate risks to non-invaded areas. Research on the environmental impacts of invasive insects is heavily focused on
Kiran Jonathan Horrocks, Jörg Romeis, Jana Collatz   +2 more
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Policies and regulations in Mexico with regard to genetic technology and food security [PDF]

, 2016
In 1988 the first application for field trials of a GMO was formally received in Mexico. Since then a Biosafety law, few bylaws and national official standards were enacted in order to regulate the safe use of GMOs and to evaluate, control and avoid ...
Colmenarez Ortiz, Claudia, Ortiz Garcia, Sol   +1 more
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