More than 20,000 people are expected to attend BIO 2007, the world's largest biotech conference.
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Stephen Heuser, a reporter for the Globe, covers biotechnology, medical devices, and the life-science industry.
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« No room at the incubator? | Main | Boston bests Chicago » Wednesday, May 9, 2007Taking no chancesAmid all the biotech talk of using cells and new medicines to change the world, here's a sobering reminder of the other uses that science can be put to: The BIO convention center floor was being patrolled by a roving crew of a half-dozen chemical-warfare specialists in boots, heavy vests, and a small arsenal of equipment to detect anything from poison gas to biological weapons. The concern wasn't an accidental spill by a biotech company -- the brochures and free pens here probably aren't too toxic -- but a deliberate infiltration by animal-rights activists. The report from one member of team: nothing detected yet. But you never know. "If you see us running," he said, "get out." Posted by Boston Globe Business Team at 04:40 PM
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