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biosafety level Epidemiology A classification for the degree of caution required when working with specific groups of pathogens. See Maximum containment facility. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Baxter's vaccine production facilities are engineered for BioSafety Level 3 production, which means that they can use wild-type strains to help accelerate production. The new, more sophisticated installation might include so-called biosafety level 4 labs, in which scientists would wear outfits resembling space suits tethered to air supplies while working on zoonotic diseases that can jump from animals to people. Working under biosafety level 3, the second-highest level of protection against biohazards, Tumpey's team found that the reconstructed virus killed otherwise-healthy mite in 3 to 5 days. |
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