The Dangers of Lab-Altered Proteins

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While not directly related to COVID-19, This story captures the concept of THE LAB being a dangerous environment, where accidents can happen:

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France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes two lab workers

By Barbara Casassus<time>Jul. 28, 2021 , 4:35 AM</time>

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“[…] that long period of uncertainty began on 31 May 2010, when she stabbed
her left thumb with a curved forceps while cleaning a cryostat—a machine
that can cut tissues at very low temperatures—that she used to slice
brain sections from transgenic mice infected with a sheep-adapted form
of BSE. She pierced two layers of latex gloves and drew blood. “Émilie
started worrying about the accident as soon as it had happened, and
mentioned it to every doctor she saw,” says her widower, Armel Houel…”

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/07/france-issues-moratorium-prion-research-after-fatal-brain-disease-strikes-two-lab