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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: 2 more Chinese bioterror arrests
Date: 11/06/25 3:25 PM
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Important research often involves finding ways to ameliorate the harmful damage caused by harmful things. That’s why the researchers need the harmful things.

And there are limited numbers of university research centers that are prepared to handle dangerous biological materials:

The University of Michigan research has multiple biohazard containment facilities, including a Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) and Animal Biosafety Level 3 (ABSL-3) facility for advanced infectious disease research. The university is also enhancing its BSL-3 capabilities and operates a Central Biorepository to store and manage biospecimens.


Sure. The University of Michigan is a Big Ten institution, an AAU member and a key part of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. Those make it one of the nation's premiere institutions for research in many fields.

And given its position - and holder of sensitive ratings for handling and storage of pathogens - there's zero probability that the people who work there are unaware of the procedures around that stuff. Especially post-COVID.
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