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Six more deadly pathogens discovered improperly stored in NIH and FDA labs
2014-09-06 10:52:18| Biotech - Topix.net
Workers searching government laboratories in the wake of the July discovery of smallpox have found six more improperly stored, dangerous pathogens - including ricin, the neurotoxin botulism and the bacteria that causes plague. On Friday, officials at the National Institutes of Health said the search on its sprawling Bethesda campus had turned up five different misplaced pathogens in recent weeks.
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