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October 20, 2008
GAO Uncovers Lax Security at Top Bio-Labs
By Amanda Lang
A report released last week by the GAO offered a scathing critique of security at two of the labs in the US that handle the world's most dangerous diseases and pathogens, such as the Ebola virus and hemorrhagic fever. Because of the particularly toxic nature of the disease-causing agents studied at these labs, known as biosafety level (BSL) 4 labs, they are held to a higher level of security, or they are supposed to...
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A report released last week by the GAO offered a scathing critique of security at two of the labs in the US that handle the world's most dangerous diseases and pathogens, such as the Ebola virus and hemorrhagic fever. Because of the particularly toxic nature of the disease-causing agents studied at these labs, known as biosafety level (BSL) 4 labs, they are held to a higher level of security, or they are supposed to...OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.
Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.