Sentence examples for select agent from inspiring English sources
noun
A pathogen or biological toxin which has been declared to have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety.
At Duke University, the discovery of a select agent was grounds for an "internal audit," said Wayne Thomann, the university's director of occupational and environmental health.
Related sites CDC and USDA rules CDC select agent FAQ.
In addition, workers "frequently entered the select agent lab without appropriate protective clothing," the release says.
The federal select agent program must also issue an annual report summarizing all accidents.
One category involves making a select agent resistant to drugs or chemicals.
A critic of the select agent program, molecular biologist Richard Ebright of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, says that several "substantive" and many other "minor" changes in the memo "will improve U.S. select-agent oversight".
Also, the board says, "the culture of responsibility and accountability should be enhanced at institutions that conduct select-agent research".
All animal work was performed in a federally-licensed and Select-Agent-approved small animal containment level 3 facility.
Neither case involved a select agent a pathogen on CDC's list of potential agents in a biological attack.
Viable culture material was manipulated by authorized persons following select agent approved Biosafety Level 3 criteria.
In addition, the two agencies will "consider reducing the overall number of agents and toxins on the Select Agent List".
