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April 30, 2020

Chinese lab conducted extensive research on deadly bat viruses, but there is no evidence of accidental release

Senior Science Fellow Lynn Klotz was quoted in The Washington Post.

“Even if a lab is mechanically safe, you can’t rule out human error,” said Lynn Klotz, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington nonprofit group, and author of a comprehensive study of lab mishaps. “Accidents happen, and more than 70 percent of the time it’s due to the humans involved.” Read more

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons, Center in the News, Press Room

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