It's no secret the US government is struggling with how to keep track of its many services and their associated costs, but one area is of special concern: high-containment biological laboratories. The labs, used by scientists for researching biological threats such as anthrax and diseases carried by animals, have ballooned in number since the 2001 terror attacks. Unfortunately, the federal government hasn't done a good job keeping track of all of them and the risks they pose. In fact, it doesn't know exactly how many are in operation today, nor how secure they all are.
"This incident highlighted the risks inherent in relying on local building codes."
Those are the grim conclusions of a new report from the Government Accountability...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/25/4146114/us-government-not-sure-how-many-biological-labs-report
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