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Article: New facility to boost biocontrol research.(Mill Market)
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- Feedstuffs
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- August 4, 2003
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LETHBRIDGE, ALB. -- A new multimillion dollar containment facility at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Lethbridge Research Centre will, according to the announcement, dramatically expand Canada's capacity for leading-edge biocontrol research.
The facility will include a laboratory built to Bio Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) standards and will be one of the top three of its kind in the world, said Dr. Peter Burnett, acting director of the center. The facility is part of a broader, multiyear center expansion and upgrade slated for completion this fall, which will boost overall research capacity 30%.
"This state-of-the-art biocontainment facility is the type ...