The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now asking Congress for over $400 million (about $350 million for the lab and $50 million for related work) to build a new high security building to house the world's deadliest pathogens. Lab personnel can conduct work on open lab benches or tables and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as lab coats, gloves, and eye protection when needed. microbes (such as E. coli) do not tend to cause disease in healthy adults and are minimal risks to laboratory personnel. Lab personnel can conduct work on open lab benches or tables and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as lab coats, gloves, and eye protection when needed. BSL-4: These labs work with the most dangerous and exotic microbes such as Ebola and Marburg viruses.

Source: Forbes February 25, 2018 05:01 UTC