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BIOSAFETY: Boston Weighs a Ban on Biodefense Studies
Andrew Lawler
BOSTON--A deeply divided city council has asked for legal advice on whether it can ban scientific research it deems dangerous to the community. The target is a $178 million biosafety level 4 facility funded by the National Institutes of Health.