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Deadly substances found 美国实验室发现被遗忘致命病毒

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Deadly substances found 美国实验室发现被遗忘致命病毒

The deadly microbes were stored in vials



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美国政府工作人员在实验室里发现了六种致命病毒样本,其中一些病毒已存活了超过一个世纪。这些病毒是在最近一次搜寻行动中发现的。今年七月在华盛顿的一家研究所里,工作人员无意中发现了天花病毒样本,在此之后,政府展开了一系列搜寻致命病毒的行动。以下是 Joanna Jolly 的报道:

Workers searching the government premises found six different types of microbes classed as being so dangerous they're required to be stored at high-secure facilities.

Instead, they were found in regular laboratories. They included bacteria that cause the plague and nerve toxins that cause botulism. A vial of the highly poisonous toxin ricin was also found, dating from nearly a century ago.

Authorities said although the microbes had not been stored correctly, they had been properly sealed, so posed no danger to staff. They have all been destroyed.

Glossary 词汇表 (点击单词收听发音)

  • toxins毒素
  • botulism肉毒杆菌中毒
  • vial(装药品或其它液体的)小瓶
  • posed造成(威胁,危险)