Residents Fight Boston U.'s 'BioSafety' Laboratory

By KELLY FIELD

Opponents say proposed federal facility to study dangerous pathogens is a health risk and will drain public-health resources

Map: Showing universities that received grants from the National Institutes of Health to build laboratories for the study of dangerous microbes

Table: Explaining what a biosafety lab does

Colloquy: Join an online discussion about the battle over Boston U.'s bioterrorism labBy KELLY FIELD

Klare X. Allen stands in the middle of the gravel

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