[Fred Nerks]

In a further twist, the HSE said that sabotage at the labs could not be ruled out.

[GovernmentShrinker]

More likely incompetence, I think, but more sinister possibilities must of course be investigated.

[spokeshave]

Shouldn't be to difficult....just check who makes use of the mooslimb foot baths prior to prayer break at the facility.

Note to investigators....make a similar security check at the nuclear R&D labs.

[sinanju]

28 days later?

[Calpernia]

ping

[SunkenCiv]

I guess the good news is, it was detected quickly.

sort of a sidebar:

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/bse/

Thanks Fred.

[bioqubit]

as a former lab rat, I can tell you these people, especially in biological areas, don’t earn squat, they are treated like shit, they get no respect.

Much is demanded of them, but little is given to support what is demanded.

Managing culture collections is still the responsibility of the lowest of the low in the lab.

Sinister motives? Maybe
Pissed off and looking for revenge? Much more likely.

As an aside, as a biology major you spend twice as much time (labs plus class time) to earn the same credit points as some half wit communications major. When a biology major hits the “real world” he will typically make a half or a third of what others make. That can be enraging and unfair. Just an opinion.

[American in Israel]

While the sudden outbreak of foot and mouth logicaly came from a government lab, it still does not explain how it spread so efficiently from agricultural center to agricultural center skipping over small farming districts.

It takes intelegence to do that, just like it takes intelegence to steal bio weaponry from a lab.