Scott Shane wrote this:
But at least 10 scientists had regular access to the laboratory and its anthrax stock — and possibly quite a few more, counting visitors from other institutions, and workers at laboratories in Ohio and New Mexico that had received anthrax samples from the flask at the Army laboratory.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/washington/05anthrax.html?em
But at least 10 scientists had regular access to the laboratory and its anthrax stock — and possibly quite a few more, counting visitors from other institutions, and workers at laboratories in Ohio and New Mexico that had received anthrax samples from the flask at the Army laboratory.
Scott Shane at NYT? Must have gotten promoted from his earlier gig on the Hatfill beat at the Baltimore Sun.