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Reporting all biosafety errors could improve labs worldwide – and increase public trust in biological research

  • Written by David Gillum, Executive Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Chief Safety Officer, Arizona State University
Reporting all biosafety errors could improve labs worldwide – and increase public trust in biological researchSome institutions publish information about their mishaps, while others do not.Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images

The origin of SARS-CoV-2 remains a mystery. One theory is that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was transmitted from animals to humans – a fairly common occurrence. Another is that it came from a laboratory...

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