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Published online 3 July 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070702-6

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Biodefence work halted at US university

Indefinite suspension follows safety lapses at Texas A&M.

The US government has halted biodefence research at Texas A&M University in College Station over safety concerns. It is the first ban on such work across an entire institution.

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