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title: CDC Releases 6th Edition of Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories, LOCS Homepage Now Available for Syndication, and Waste Management Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing
description: COLA Inc. has extended its partnership with the CDC through the Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to provide additional updates and resources to our laboratories and affiliates.
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[CDC Updates](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates)

# [CDC Releases 6th Edition of Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories, LOCS Homepage Now Available for Syndication, and Waste Management Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/6th-edition-of-biosafety-in-microbiology-and-biomedical-laboratories-locs-available-for-syndication-waste-management-guidance-for-sars-cov-2-point-of-care-testin)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Nov 18, 2020 6:19:13 PM

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