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New "Reminder
of NIH Policy for Enhancing the Science, Safety, and Ethics of
Recombinant DNA Research":
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-096.html
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The New 5th Edition of Biosafety
in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL5) is on the
web:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm
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There are new forms (version 1.4) for
transgenic and gene targeted mice constructed in the GTTF. They are
in the IBC section (click IBC button on left). Contact the IBC
Coordinator (IBCC) if you have
questions. 20061213
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2007 IBC meetings are from 1:30
~ 4pm 1/8, 3/12, 5/21, 7/9, 9/10, 11/19.
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There's a new
regulatory overview chart
at the top of the biosafety home page. This is
regulatory/compliance stuff you need to do for various kinds of
research. 20061127
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There's also a sheet to orient you
about use of rDNA and
hazards in animal work. It talks about when you need an ACC
Safety Protocol and when you need an IBC registration and what the
difference is. It normally resides on the biosafety home page at the
sixth bullet point - "work with animals". 20061127
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The WHO
Biosecurity Guidance and a request for commentary by 12/22/2006
are available. 20061019
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The NIH Office of Biotechnology
Activities (NIH OBA) is performing inspections of institutions that
are using rDNA. They are circulating a
flyer about this.
20061019
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The NIH OBA is circulating a
document about Lentiviral Vector Safety.
20061019
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This website as of 8/25/2006.
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The first meeting of the
National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB)
was held June 30 and July 1, 2005. All of the proceedings were
webcast
and archives are available at this site. There is an informative
FAQ. The
charge of the board is to define what is responsible with regard to
scientific discoveries that may be used for good or ill - also
called "dual use" technologies.
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At the end of 2004 Dr. Amy Patterson, the Director of the NIH
Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA)
addressed all Institutions with this
reminder about compliance to the NIH Guidelines for Research
Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules. Contact your local
Biological
Safety Officer (BSO) if
you have questions about what you are doing in relation to the NIH
rDNA Guidelines.
