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Published online 3 October 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1149
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UK government to announce biosecurity plans
High-security labs to get a multi-million pound revamp.
An outline of the British government's plans to address biosecurity concerns at the country's high-security labs is expected to be published next week.
The plan is a response to an assessment of UK biosecurity by the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills committee (IUSS), published in June, which included calls for improvements to security vetting procedures for employees and for a single minister to take responsibility for coordinating biosecurity.
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