ON HOLD: The opening of the Boston University Medical Center’s biological defense lab has been delayed by lawsuits. Lab supporters say the research is crucial. Ted Fitzgerald / Boston HeraldFrom The L.A. Times:
A series of state and federal lawsuits have blocked the opening of a lab complex in Boston. Neighbors are nervous that toxins could get out, and some scientists are likewise skeptical.
Reporting from Boston -- Klare Allen, a once-homeless mother turned community activist, was stunned at a public meeting in 2002 when she and her friends learned that Boston University Medical Center officials planned to build a biological defense laboratory in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
"We heard anthrax and Roxbury-South End," she recalled. "Then we heard Ebola. The last thing we heard was bubonic plague. We looked at each other and said, 'No way are they bringing that . . . into our community.' "
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My Comment: Like a nuclear reactor standing next door .... biodefense labs are now on top of the list of "not in my backyard".
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