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Science 20 December 2002:
Vol. 298. no. 5602, p. 2304
DOI: 10.1126/science.298.5602.2304
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News of the Week

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS:
New U.S. Rules Set the Stage for Tighter Security, Oversight

David Malakoff

The U.S. government last week unveiled sweeping new bioterror research regulations that will require 20,000 scientists at nearly 1000 laboratories to beef up security--or face hefty fines and jail sentences. The interim rules, due to go into effect early next year, could also force scientists to get prior approval for a growing list of sensitive experiments.

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