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Only a quarter of the 59 labs that handle the world's deadliest pathogens have top-level biosecurity, experts warn. They fear lax rules could lead to another pandemic.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are 59 biosafety level 4 labs (BSL-4) in the world, but only a few scored high on safety. A new report revealed only a ...
Campus Safety Magazine

GAO Findings: 2 BSL 4 Labs Don't Have Enough Security

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its evaluation of the security measures deployed at the nation’s five biosafety level (BSL) 4 laboratories. Two of the labs ...
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Biosecurity Challenges of the Global Expansion of High-Containment Biological Laboratories: Summary of a Workshop

As many of the previous sessions dealt mainly with BSL-3 labs, this session focused on some of the special issues associated with BSL-4 facilities (see Table 8-1 for a list of operational BSL-4 ...
The Scientist

Science Under Glass: Inside a Biosafety Level 4 Lab

Containment cabinets in a BSL-3 laboratory, prior to the construction of modern BSL-4 labs. At first glance, the lab looks like any other. The refrigerators, centrifuges, and computers are all ...