Biosafety in genetics

No matter whether it is the natural recombination of the pathogen genome, virus engineering, or even artificial synthesis in the laboratory, new pathogenic organisms could be produced.
Therefore, biosafety and biosecurity are issues that must be highly evaluated for the healthy development of synthetic biology.

It was not until the 1980s the international community deliberated on its environmental implications.
Currently, at the core of the international regime on biosafety is the 2000 Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).