Going a little sci-fi with this question, but what are the chances of someone taking something "mostly harmless" and turning it into a guaranteed killer?
Hatton Jeff Garza wrote: >The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis) is really >easily attainable and can very easily be cultured from the wild by anyone >with microbiological skills. Hell, it's endemic where I live (Southwest >Deserts Arizona). Even in a controlled setting, this bacteria only carries >a biohazard threat level of 2. >http://www.safety.vanderbilt.edu/pdf/BSL2_Checklist_Narrative.PDF > >Note: You do not HAVE to secure these agents. It is, however, recommended >that access be controlled. Reasonable safeguards should be taken... Armed >guards are not reasonable for a bacteria like this. > >There are hundreds of different bacteria that can be used in a biological >attack scenario. Plague is the least of our worries... I'll not go into >details about what those agents are. but let me assure you plague is not >one of them. > >Ho hum... > >Jeff > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
