Synthetic Biology Industry: Biosafety Risks to Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Howard J ; Murashov V ; Schulte, Paul A.
• Description:
  Synthetic biology involves two closely related capabilities: (1) the design, assembly, synthesis, or manufacture of new genomes, biological pathways, devices, or organisms not found in nature for use in agriculture, bio-manufacturing, health care, energy, and other industrial sectors and (2) the redesign of existing genes, cells, or organisms for the purpose of drug discovery and gene therapy. Synthetic biology has accelerated the growth of the biotechnology sector of the US economy. This rapid growth has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in the number of workers employed in the synthetic biology industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biochemistry Genetics Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Biosafety Biotechnology Industry Genes Genetic Engineering Occupational Safety And Health Risk Analysis Synthetic Biology
• ISBN:
  9783030272630
• ISSN:
  2626-6717
• Publisher:
  Springer Nature
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; DSI - Division of Science Integration
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  165-182
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062289
• Citation:
  Synthetic biology 2020: frontiers in risk analysis and governance. Risk, systems and decisions. Trump BD, Cummings CL, Kuzma J, Linkov I, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020 Jan; :165-182
• Contact Point Address:
  Vladimir Murashov, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, USA
• Email:
  vem8@cdc.gov
• Editor(s):
  Trump BD; Cummings CL; Kuzma J; Linkov I
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Synthetic biology 2020: frontiers in risk analysis and governance. Risk, systems and decisions
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225569/cdc_225569_DS1.pdf
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