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Nearly 200 people under observation after Irkutsk lab worker dies from plague

229 points · 208 comments · ericmay

  1. ungreased0675 · · focus · HN ↗
    Are we fairly confident that these labs do more good than the risk they present to the public? I’m not sure we should be keeping dangerous pathogens around just for giggles and PhD papers. What are examples of how the research done in these places improves public health?
    1. Havoc · · focus · HN ↗
      Much like nukes game theory favours keeping them.
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