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Jared Serbu: DoD laboratories have been accidentally sending live Anthrax spores to researches for a decade

A Pentagon investigation found DoD has been inadvertently shipping live samples of Anthrax to research facilities for at least a decade. The review found the sa...

July 23, 2015 6:32 pm

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A Pentagon investigation found DoD has been inadvertently shipping live samples of Anthrax to research facilities for at least a decade. The review found the samples went to at least 86 separate laboratories, and while there’s no evidence anyone was actually sickened by the deadly bacteria, there are inherent flaws in the way DoD manages its biological agents program. Federal News Radio’s DoD Reporter Jared Serbu has the details.