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Inside the Chinese lab poised to study world's most dangerous pathogens (Wuhan)
Nature.com ^
| 2-22-2017
| David Cyranoski
Posted on 01/23/2020 1:41:48 PM PST by dynachrome
A laboratory in Wuhan is on the cusp of being cleared to work with the worlds most dangerous pathogens. The move is part of a plan to build between five and seven biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) labs across the Chinese mainland by 2025, and has generated much excitement, as well as some concerns.
Some scientists outside China worry about pathogens escaping, and the addition of a biological dimension to geopolitical tensions between China and other nations. But Chinese microbiologists are celebrating their entrance to the elite cadre empowered to wrestle with the worlds greatest biological threats.
It will offer more opportunities for Chinese researchers, and our contribution on the BSL‑4-level pathogens will benefit the world, says George Gao, director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology in Beijing. There are already two BSL-4 labs in Taiwan, but the National Bio-safety Laboratory, Wuhan, would be the first on the Chinese mainland.
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KEYWORDS: china; coronavirus; slime; wuhan
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"Some scientists outside China worry about pathogens escaping"
I sure hope this is a coincidence.
The article is from 2017.
To: dynachrome
Nuke them from space. It’s the only way to be sure.
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:47:25 PM PST
by
Old Yeller
(Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
To: dynachrome
Guess where the ONLY BSL-4 lab on China mainland is now located ?
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:47:29 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:49:11 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: UCANSEE2
Ground zero. Others, elsewhere, have called it “Umbrella Corporation”
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:49:41 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
To: dynachrome
Isn’t there a horror/apocalypse story that starts out with a cold type virus escaping a secret Govt lab and killing off millions? You always knew when the virus had infected someone cause they developed a slight cough.
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:50:15 PM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: MNJohnnie
“The Stand” scared the crap out of me when I read it back when.
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:51:19 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:51:25 PM PST
by
Revel
To: UCANSEE2
The Wuhan lab may be certified, if you trust Chinese inspections.
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:52:32 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
To: dynachrome
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:53:41 PM PST
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MNJohnnie
(They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: Revel
It be where I picked up the link. I liked the Umbrella Corp. reference.
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:53:49 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Build the wall, deport them all. And send her back!)
To: dynachrome; null and void
I sure hope this is a coincidence. ping
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:55:00 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Will MSNBC bimbos go moist talking to Lev Parnas like they did with Michael Avenatti?)
To: dynachrome; null and void
I sure hope this is a coincidence. ping from 2017
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:55:21 PM PST
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GOPJ
(Will MSNBC bimbos go moist talking to Lev Parnas like they did with Michael Avenatti?)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
This is a piece from 2017... about ‘the lab’....
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posted on
01/23/2020 1:56:46 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(Will MSNBC bimbos go moist talking to Lev Parnas like they did with Michael Avenatti?)
To: MNJohnnie
Maybe Stephen King’s “The Stand”?
That had like 99% of the world’s population dying from a genetically engineered “superflu” that escaped from a government lab.
To: Boogieman
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posted on
01/23/2020 2:07:46 PM PST
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
("Progressives" (elitist communists) "Love you to death".)
To: Boogieman
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posted on
01/23/2020 2:10:30 PM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(They would have abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
To: dynachrome
Doesn’t Wuhan translate to English as Raccoon City?
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posted on
01/23/2020 2:13:02 PM PST
by
MrBambaLaMamba
(Re: Revolution 2.0 / CWII - the side that owns the air wins)
To: null and void
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posted on
01/23/2020 2:16:17 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: dynachrome
This explains the aggressive government response!
They know there is a designer killer loose.
And they know it’s going to very very hard to stop it.
Holy sh!t.
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01/23/2020 2:17:39 PM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
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