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Biosafety Program
NIST’s Biosafety Program provides biological research authorization, practices, procedures, equipment, facility, and training requirements to ensure the safe handling and use of biohazardous materials for research activities performed by NIST employees and associates.
Created April 2, 2014, Updated August 11, 2022