laboratory safety
A glossary of biosafety terms
Pairs that share a bench still do different jobs. Use this comparison to choose the right word for a cabinet, a chemical, a level, or a control.
8 October 2026 · 11 min read
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Articles tagged containment. Tags group methods across clusters so a technique can be found from more than one route.
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laboratory safety
Biosafety cabinets are not fume hoods
Choose a Class II cabinet, a chemical fume hood, or a laminar clean bench by what each airflow protects. HEPA filtration does not capture vapours.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
microbiology
Biosafety for non-pathogenic cloning work
Disabled K-12 cloning strains are still living bacteria. This page lists practices that match low-risk plasmid work and leaves the containment level to the
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
cell culture
Biosafety level is an institutional decision
BSL-1 and BSL-2 as educational descriptions only: the containment assignment for a line or sample is made by the institution, and a supplier cannot make it.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
laboratory safety
Biosafety levels are not a slogan
Biosafety levels name a bundle of practices, equipment, and facilities. They are not a slogan, and this page will not assign one to your organism.
8 October 2026 · 9 min read