Western Michigan University recognizes the importance of supporting a broad spectrum of research activities. Cognizant that these activities may be accompanied by some risks, the University requires ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In a series of experiments between ...

Individuals with a Case Western Reserve University faculty position may be the principal investigator (PI) on a CWRU Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) submission. The PI shall: Determine whether ...

Credit: COURTESY OF TERRY SHARRER" /> Credit: COURTESY OF TERRY SHARRER In a series of experiments in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Stanley Cohen, Herbert Boyer, and their colleagues developed the ...

The NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules contain procedures for the containment of Recombinant or synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules. Synthetic nucleic ...

In the 1970s, genetic engineering was the hot new technology in which DNA molecules from one organism could be spliced into another organism’s DNA. Today, synthetic biology could likewise ...

A huge budget increase proposed by the president. Numerous legislative initiatives at the federal and state level. Public fears of biological harm. That is the new reality brought to us by ...

This policy provides a clear definition of the titles and organizations with authorities and responsibilities to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations. The legal and local consequences of ...

Berg was awarded one-half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980 for his work with recombinant DNA technology. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal ...