biocontainment

[ bahy-oh-kuhn-teyn-muhnt ]

noun

1. the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biocontainment¹

bio- + containment

Example Sentences

Under the new policy, the rules for DURC—now dubbed Category 1 research—will expand to all 68 select agents, as well as about two dozen additional high-risk pathogens, such as West Nile virus, usually studied in laboratories with the highest biocontainment measures.

From Science Magazine

The samples will then be automatically sealed into a biocontainment system and transferred to an Earth entry capsule, which is part of the Earth Return Orbiter.

From Salon

Dr Stefan Hofmann, lead author and postdoctoral researcher said: "As industry begins to use engineering biology more and more, we need to make sure that we have all the right preventative measures in place at the start. While our new genetic biocontainment method effectively prevents escape of engineered organisms, we see it as one of several layers necessary to make engineering biology applications safe."

From Science Daily

Professor Patrick Cai, Chair in Synthetic Genomics, said: "Safety mechanisms are instrumental for the deployment of emerging technologies such as engineering biology. The development of biocontainment systems will effectively minimize the risk associated with the emerging technologies, and to protect both the researchers and the wider community. It also provides a novel solution to combat intellectual espionage to safeguard our ever-growing bio-economy. This work is a great example of the responsible innovation of MIB research."

From Science Daily

The new biocontainment method described by Hoffmann and Cai could be used in conjunction with the existing methods to bolster their effectiveness and deliver an even more robust escape frequency.

From Science Daily