A biolab boom

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March 8, 2023

Biosafety-Level 4, or BSL-4, are labs in which workers wear moonsuits and handle dangerous pathogens Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg

Read the story There are more and more laboratories being built worldwide to conduct potentially risky experiments on viruses and other pathogens that could threaten human health. The boom, spurred by the emergence of Covid-19, is underway as US lawmakers start to probe the pandemic's origins. Read The Big Take.

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