Re: [DIYbio] Re: [biocurious] Synthetic Biology: Threat or Menace?

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
> This woman Becky McClain is mentioned in the first article. I'm just
> now reading about her now, but I can't tell if this woman just didn't
> understand good sterile technique. If you're a competent scientist,
> you should understand the risks you're accepting.

yep...


On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Robert Young <robertdouglasyoung@yahoo.com> wrote:
Becky McLain, a molecular biologist who won a 2010 lawsuit against her former employer, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said the safety risks that may face workers in Richmond will be even more volatile than those she encountered in an embryonic stem cell lab. A federal jury awarded McLain $1.37 million in damages after she was exposed to a genetically engineered virus that caused her recurring paralysis and other illnesses.

- Bryan
http://heybryan.org/
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