Jared Serbu: ‘Institutional failures’ led to shipping of live anthrax

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Jared Serbu: ‘Institutional failures’ led to shipping of live anthrax

A Pentagon investigation finds DoD has been dangerously shipping live samples of anthrax to research facilities for the past 12 years. The review found the samp...

July 24, 2015 10:57 am

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A Pentagon investigation finds DoD has been dangerously shipping live samples of Anthrax to research facilities for the past 12 years. The review found the samples went to at least 86 separate labs in several countries. While there’s no evidence anyone was actually sickened by the bacteria, investigators found systemic flaws in the government’s management of the world’s deadliest biological agents. Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu has the details. Read Jared's related story.