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ERIC Number: ED290639
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Dec
Pages: 47
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Biotechnology: Role of Institutional Biosafety Committees. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, House of Representatives.
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div.
This report was developed to address institutional biosafety committees' implementation of federal guidelines applicable to the environmental release of genetically engineered organisms. These committees are from universities, companies, and other organizations that are using recombinant DNA technology in their laboratories. The committees are responsible for reviewing research proposals using this technology to insure proper containment of recombinant organisms and the safety of laboratory personnel. This report is on the biosafety committees': (1) membership composition; (2) functions and activity levels; (3) implementation of the National Institute of Health guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules; and (4) role in federal regulation of genetically engineered organisms. In addition, the report deals with the involvement of Montana State University's biosafety committee concerning a recent and deliberate release of genetically engineered organisms without prior approval by the committee or by the Environmental Protection Agency. (TW)
U.S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (first 5 copies free, additional copies $2.00 each).
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A