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Nature 442, 962-963 (31 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/442962a; Published online 30 August 2006

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Locals rally to combat biodefence labs

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Protests mount against classified research centres.

As the US government picks up the pace of building high-security biodefence laboratories, community groups and watchdogs are ramping up their protests.The latest clash centres on Fort Detrick, an army facility in Frederick, Maryland, that has long been home to biosecurity labs.