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Not many BSL4 labs in the whole world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level And only 15 in the US planne
by hga 12y ago
Not many BSL4 labs in the whole world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level
And only 15 in the US planned or capable of operating at that level. At least a couple will only do BSL4 work if surge capacity is needed.
- micro_cam 12y agoAnd I bet Rocky Mountain Labs is the only such facility to include a log cabin on the grounds ;) Actually the history of RML is pretty cool. It was founded in a tent in the early 1900s to study Rocky Mountain Spotted fever and early researchers included the founder of the frozen foods industry (Clarence Birdseye). http://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/dir/rml/pages/history.aspx http://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/dir/rml/pages/hi... (The BSL 4 is in a modern building that, amongst other measures, maintains a negative air pressure os any leaks are leaks into the building.)