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tOp REgUlAtORY
dECISION dURINg
2017: BIOSAfEtY
Of RECOmBINANt
dNA RESEARCh &
BIOCONtAINmENt
In view of the recent
developments in the
field of biotechnology,
biosafety and
biosecurity, and based
on the experience
gained during
implementing the
biosafety frameworks
within the country, a
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new guideline on
‘Regulations and
guidelines on biosafety
of recombinant DNA
research and
biocontainment, 2017’
has been prepared by
the Review Committee
on Genetic
Manipulation (RCGM),
Department of
Biotechnology, New
Delhi.
parties of the Biological
Weapons Convention
(BWC) at Geneva,
Switzerland. The
document specifies
practices for handling
hazardous biological
material, recombinant
nucleic acid molecules
and cells, and
organisms and viruses
containing such
molecules, in order to
ensure an optimal
The regulations were
prot ection of public
released on 5th
health and of the
December 2017, during
environment. n
a meeting of states
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