A centralized reporting system for laboratory incidents involving dangerous pathogens in biological research does not exist in the US or internationally.
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The microbiologist who directs the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University explains all the biosafety precautions in place that help him feel safer in the lab than out.
Many university teaching labs are empty as students have been moved off campus during the pandemic. There are other ways to put theory into practice, at home and online.
Considerable effort has gone into improving laboratory services in many African countries. But the quality of tests is questionable.
They may be single-celled organisms, but as our distant cousins amoeba can tell us a lot about ourselves.
Developing new technologies requires time-consuming, expensive and even dangerous experiments. But now we can carry out many experiments entirely on computers using modelling.
Scientists build on knowledge gained and published by others. How can we know which findings to trust?
In the science world, laboratories are essential but safety precautions should be taken to prevent any incidents like the Ebola outbreak or biochemical attacks.
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Timothy Gould is a Friend of The Conversation.Associate professor in Applied Mathematics, Griffith University
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Professor of Physics, La Trobe University
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Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Histopathology and Tissue Shared Resource, Georgetown University
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Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University, and Director of the Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Clinical Laboratories, Johns Hopkins University
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Senior Lecturer, Physics, La Trobe University
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Assistant Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Arizona State University
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Biosafety Director and Responsible Official, Colorado State University
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Director of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories and Chair of Microbiology, Boston University
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Interim Director and Professor of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University
