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boring_twenties on April 10, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Scientists who say the lab-leak hypothesis for SAR...

> Whatever you think about this, it seems unbelievably foolish to locate these labs in the middle of metropolises.

Is there a viable other option?

Don't these facilities require large numbers of extremely highly educated staff?

ckw on April 10, 2021 [–]

Rocky Mountain Labs is located in Hamilton, Montana, population 5080.

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/rocky-mountain-overview

boring_twenties on April 10, 2021 | [–]

Touché, didn't know that. I've actually been to Bitter Root Brewing, just a block or two away, but somehow completely missed it. Oh well, I guess they probably don't give tours anyway.

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