TABLE 6.

Relevant biosafety and biosecurity documents applicable for gene editing technologies adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US.

Guidance titles	Year published
World Health Organization (WHO)a
Guidance on regulations for the transport of infectious substances 2019–2020	2019
Biosafety video series	2019
WHO Global Consultative Meeting on the Safe Shipment of Infectious Substances: 15–16 March 2018	2018
WHO consultative meeting high/maximum containment (biosafety level 4) laboratories networking: 13-15 December 2017	2018
Report of an extended meeting of the biosafety advisory group: 13–15 December 2016	2018
Extended Biosafety Advisory Group meeting, 24–26 November 2014	2015
Laboratory Biorisk Management: Strategic Framework for Action 2012–2016	2012
Responsible life sciences research for global health security	2010
Biorisk management: Laboratory biosecurity guidance	2006
Public health response to biological and chemical weapons: WHO guidance	2004
Laboratory biosafety manual: 3rd Edition	2004
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USb
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition	2009

^aAdapted from WHO Biorisk management: core documents: https://www.who.int/ihr/publications/bioriskmanagement_1/en/.

^bAdapted from CDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition: https://www.cdc.gov/labs/BMBL.html.