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First biolab in South America for studying world’s deadliest viruses is set to open

Construction is under way for the maximum-security Brazilian facility, which will face cost and regulatory hurdles.
  1. Meghie Rodrigues
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An aerial view of the excavations and construction work on the Orion site.

The construction site of the maximum-level biosafety laboratory Orion lies next to a circular synchrotron facility at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials in Campinas. Credit: Disclosure/CNPEM

Last month, Brazil celebrated breaking ground on what it hopes will become the first maximum-security biosciences laboratory in Latin America. Many researchers are excited at the prospect of a facility where they can safely study the most dangerous pathogens in the region. However, some wonder about the cost of maintaining such a lab and are concerned about the pushback they are sure to receive from members of the public over housing deadly organisms there.

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Nature 632, 959-960 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02609-w

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