Explanation should include policies and procedures related to
- maintenance of a controlled and sterile environment (e.g., physical containment and biological barriers)
- worker protection
- equipment used to ensure safety
- risk assessment stages
- formation
- release
- proliferation
- establishment
- effect
- potential hazards of biological agents
- infection hazards
- toxic, allergenic or other biological effects of the non-viable organism or cell, its components, or its naturally occurring metabolic products
- toxic, allergenic, or other biological effects of the product expressed by the organism
- environmental effects.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why is a safe laboratory needed for genetic engineering?
- Who should have access to research material for genetic alteration of organisms?
- What documentation is needed to record and verify the alteration of organisms?
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