BL3 Lab Safety

A good article recently published by Gene Watch Magazine provides a insiders perspective of BL3 laboratory safety.  Here is the link:

A VIEW FROM THE INSIDE

By Nancy Connell
http://www.councilforresponsiblegenetics.org/GeneWatch/GeneWatchPage.aspx?pageId=287



Biolevel Safety 3 labs are under some regulatory control.  BL2 laboratories are not.  One could estimate that there could be at least 10,000 BL2 labs in the US,   Therefore, although BL3 labs work with dangerous select agents, BL2 labs pose more threat to the public since they are unregulated and unregistered and can cause human disease.