Infection heightens fear of Boston biosafety lab

The Washington Post ^ | January 24, 2005 | By Jonathan Finer

[ninonitti]

BOSTON — The revelation last week that a laboratory slip-up led three Boston University scientists to become infected with tularemia, a flulike disease sometimes referred to as "rabbit fever," has fueled criticism of a plan to build a state-of-the-art research lab to study some of the world's most lethal germs in Boston's South End.

[ninonitti]

For the record the doctor heading the tuleremia project, Peter Rice, had done the same thing to himself and 2 of his staff in the mid 80's with Shigella, a level 2 bioagent.

BU still had him working with dangerous stuff.

With this kind of track record maybe they should put this someplace AWAY from population centers?

[Cicero]

Third time does it, they often say.

[ClearCase_guy]

I don't know about bio-agents, but that's fairly standard in industry, in my experience.

Joe is put in charge of a major project involving satellite sensor systems. In no time at all, the project collapses and the parent firm loses $100 million. Upper management decides to re-group and explore the possibilties of optic sensors. Who will run the project? Well, Joe has experience with big-ticket sensing systems, and he knows better than anyone what can go wrong ... we'll put him in charge.

[jigsaw]

....to study some of the world's most lethal germs in Boston's South End

Sounds like Captain Oldsmobile's butt.

[Mount Athos]

Yes, probably the research should be done far away from population centers.

[nuconvert]

"the doctor heading the tuleremia project, Peter Rice, had done the same thing to himself and 2 of his staff in the mid 80's with Shigella,"

Well, I'd keep Dr. Rice away from the lethal stuff.

[Kelly_2000]

"Yes, probably the research should be done far away from population centers."

Yes I agree and mentioned this in another thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1322366/posts?page=41#41

[theDentist]

[ninonitti]

....to study some of the world's most lethal germs in Boston's South End Sounds like Captain Oldsmobile's butt.

As more than one local wag has put it: If one more homosexual moves to the South End it'll have to be renamed the Rear End. The place is over run with 'em

[jigsaw]

LOL!

[theDentist]

Come to think of it, if they can't even dig a proper tunnel without it leaking line a seive, how the heck are they gonna build a center where even a minute leak spells death and disaster?