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Science 28 April 2000:
Vol. 288. no. 5466, pp. 598 - 600
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5466.598
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PROFILE:
Working in the Hot Zone: Galveston's Microbe Hunters

Martin Enserink

GALVESTON, TEXAS--The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) here is quietly building a topflight center for the study of emerging tropical and infectious diseases, and luring many experts who previously might have scoffed at the idea. The newcomers are working together in a Center for Tropical Diseases, which has excellent facilities and a critical mass of bright minds to collaborate with. UTMB is also planning to build a biosafety level 4 lab, of which there are currently just a handful in the world; that would allow Galveston researchers to study any virus they want to and really put their center on the map, say colleagues.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)