[MLUG - DISCUSSION] bioterrorism lab to be built in the heartland?

[Jason Youngquist <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

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http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=94754

Proposed Federal Bioterror Lab Worries Columbia Neighbors

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A proposal to build a federal bioterrorism research 
center near Columbia has neighbors worried about accidental exposure to 
substances like anthrax.

A consortium led by the University of Missouri wants to build a $400 
million National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility for the Department of 
Homeland Security.

The center would replace the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center, 
located off New York's Long Island. Scientists are ferried to the center 
from the mainland, to study foot-and-mouth disease, anthrax and other 
substances the government fears could be used as weapons.

The University of Missouri's preferred site for the lab is its South Farm 
complex, just outside Columbia. Neighbors point out the proximity to an 
elementary school and a retirement home.

Lisa Patterson is one of those neighbors. The mother of three points out 
the New York center is isolated by the ocean. She says security would be 
high, but mistakes can happen.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)


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