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<li>The <a href="http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/WHO_CDS_CSR_LYO_2004_11/en/">WHO Biosafety Manual</a> is available in PDF format, in several languages. <i>Official versions:</i> English, Français, Español, Português, 中文, Русский. <i>Unofficial translations:</i> Italiano, 日本語, Српски / srpski, Tiếng Việt.</li>
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<li><strong>Synthetic Biology: A Lab Manual</strong> by Liljeruhm, Gullberg, and Forster: general guide to laboratory work in synthetic biology, with a chapter on basic safety practices. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Synthetic-Biology-A-Lab-Manual/dp/9814579548">Purchase on Amazon</a></li>
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<li>The <a href="http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosafety/nih-guidelines">NIH Guidelines</a> are a set of United States rules on how to safely work with recombinant or synthetic DNA molecules. </li>
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Revision as of 22:26, 3 February 2015

Learn More about Safety

This page is currently incomplete. More information and resources are being added.

Safe Project Design

Video Tutorials

To learn about biological risk assessment and responsible research, you can watch the two videos below.



These two videos were made available through SynBERC. Videos produced by Terry D. Johnson, based on slides by J. Christopher Anderson, both of UC Berkeley Bioengineering.



Safe Lab Work

Working Safely with Organisms

Risk groups / safety levels

Working Safely with Parts

Toxins, virulence factors, dangerous functions, parts in combination

Safety Committee Red Flags

Non-Biological Hazards

Chemical hazards (acid) and physical hazards (broken glass) are also present in laboratories. Follow your institution's rules about how to avoid these hazards.

General Lab Safety Manuals

  • Synthetic Biology: A Lab Manual by Liljeruhm, Gullberg, and Forster: general guide to laboratory work in synthetic biology, with a chapter on basic safety practices. Purchase on Amazon
  • WHO Biosafety Manual: PDF format, in several languages (English, Français, Español, Português, 中文, Русский, Italiano, 日本語, Српски / srpski, Tiếng Việt)
  • Biosafety in Microbial and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL): a comprehensive guide to laboratory safety, published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Safe Shipment

Why are there laws about shipping DNA?

Packaging and Customs

Genes to Avoid Shipping

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