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Susan Collins: “There are a considerable number of privately funded BSL3 labs in this country that are permitted to work on a number of…”

On the recordJune 9, 2009
There are a considerable number of privately funded BSL3 labs in this country that are permitted to work on a number of dangerous pathogens that could result in a serious biological event, yet these labs are not required to inform any Federal agency of their activities.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins highlights the lack of federal oversight on private BSL3 labs handling dangerous pathogens.

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