Biohazardous Materials Biological Safety

Biohazardous materials that require registration with the UK Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) include:

• Recombinant nucleic acid molecules (ex. plasmids with inserts, viral vectors, etc.)
• Synthetic nucleic acid molecules, including those that are chemically or otherwise modified but can base pair with naturally occurring nucleic acid molecules (ex. antisense oligonucleotides)
• Whole animals and plants with introduced recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules
• Cells, organisms, and viruses containing recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules
• Infectious agents (bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, or prion) affecting humans, animals or plants
• Infected animal blood and/or tissues
• Human blood, blood products, or fluids
• Human derived cell lines or tissues (including commercially acquired immortal cell lines)
• Live vaccines