$1 Million Cost for Biosecurity Breaches

Sue Wu submitted, created time 10 months 2 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

The federal government is fining Texas A&M University (TAMU) in College Station $1 million for safety and security lapses in its biodefense labs--the largest penalty yet for violating rules for handling potential bioweapons. Despite the agreement, the university has not yet been cleared to resume its biodefense research.

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