Nature

COVID prompts global surge in labs that handle dangerous pathogens

Smriti Mallapaty is a senior reporter in Sydney, Australia. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, plans are afoot to build more than 40 high-level biosafety laboratories around the world, including in ...
Nature

Inside the Chinese lab poised to study world's most dangerous pathogens

Maximum-security biolab is part of plan to build network of BSL-4 facilities across China. You have full access to this article via your institution. A laboratory in Wuhan is on the cusp of being ...
STAT

Studying the coronavirus requires a special, high-security lab - STAT

Before the pandemic, there was only a small group of researchers dedicated to studying coronaviruses. Now though, scientists around the world are turning their focus to the virus called SARS-CoV-2.
Business Insider

Only a quarter of the 59 labs that handle the world's deadliest pathogens have top-level biosecurity, experts warn. They fear lax rules could lead to another pandemic.

There are 59 biosafety level 4 labs (BSL-4) in the world, but only a few scored high on safety. A new report revealed only a quarter of countries with these labs have high biosecurity scores. The labs ...
The Scientist

Science Under Glass: Inside a Biosafety Level 4 Lab

Containment cabinets in a BSL-3 laboratory, prior to the construction of modern BSL-4 labs. At first glance, the lab looks like any other. The refrigerators, centrifuges, and computers are all ...