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Boston University
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A new bioterror lab for Boston
Only a few laboratories in North America can claim the highest rating,
Biosafety Level-4. These labs, like the one expected at Boston
University Medical Center, are designed to contain Ebola virus,
smallpox, and other deadly, highly infectious pathogens.

SOURCES: Kelly Keith, Canadian Science Center for Human and Animal Health, Winnipeg, Canada;
Methods of Studying Microbes, NIAID Biodefense Research
Graphic: Globe Staff / James Bennett and Hwei Wen Foo
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