Word: p3
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Harvard's P3 level laboratory for recombinant DNA research, which was originally scheduled to be completed last June, will not be ready for use until at least next spring, Richard G. Leahy, associate dean for the Faculty of Resources and Planning, said yesterday...
...P3 lab will probably be completed by January, but extensive renovations underway at the rest of the Biological Laboratories on Divinity Ave. will prevent scientists from using the lab until several months later, Leahy said...
Once the building is ready, National Institute of Health guidelines require that the P3 lab be inspected by a Faculty safety committee. The Cambridge Biohazards Committee, a group formed by the City Council last spring to monitor recombinant DNA research, will also inspect the facility...
...P3 level experiments must be conducted in negative pressure chambers and require special filtration systems and lab procedures. Both Harvard and Yale are currently conducting recombinant DNA research on the P2, or moderate-risk, level which requires the posting of a "Keep currently conducting recombinant DNA research on the P2, or moderate-risk, level, which requires the posting of a Keep Out" sign during experiments...
Frank H. Ruddle, professor of Biology and Human Genetics at Yale and chairman of the safety committee, said yesterday the committee will review both the design and performance tests of the P3 lab for safety. Construction should be complete in about a year, he said...