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The accommodation of service animals in microbiology teaching labs has been included in the 2019 update to the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Guidelines for Safety in Microbiology Laboratories. This commentary includes a legal framework related to service animals, the elements included in the 2019 ASM update, and additional risk-assessment considerations for the biosafety professional.

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has established the goal of eliminating wild poliovirus circulation to form a polio-free world. To help achieve this goal, the WHO developed GAPIII, a global...

The disposal of culture media containing antibiotics is a daily practice in research laboratories at any level (ie, academia, industry, federal/state). Generally, good microbiological practices rec...

Following the required review period initiated in August 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), published the final changes to the Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (NIH Guidelines) in April 2019. This amendment focused on the review, registration, and reporting requirements for human gene transfer studies. In addition, the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) was renamed the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NeXTRAC) to serve as an advisory body on emerging technologies.

Early 2016, investigators at Emory University challenged the Biosafety Office with the task of reviewing and guiding how research with Zika virus, an emerging infectious disease, could be conducted...