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n. 1 (context biology English) Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory and not allowed to escape into the environment 2 (context genetics English) The modification of an organism's genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce outside of a laboratory
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The concept of biocontainment is related to laboratory biosafety and pertains to microbiology laboratories in which the physical containment of highly pathogenic organisms or agents ( bacteria, viruses, and toxins) is required, usually by isolation in environmentally and biologically secure cabinets or rooms, to prevent accidental infection of workers or release into the surrounding community during scientific research. The term "biocontainment" was coined in 1985, but the concept stretches back at least to the 1940s.
Usage examples of "biocontainment".
Laboratory engineers, equally understandably, think that the crucial battles were fought within the bodies of the mouse models housed in their triple-X biocontainment facilities.
Apparently, a worker inside the transfection lab fell, damaging his biocontainment suit.