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We mentioned yesterday that Chinese malware seems to somehow become resident in our military software systems. Today we get to talk about something a bit more exciting:<\/p>\n
An illegal lab in California containing nearly 1,000 bioengineered mice has officials concerned after improperly stored tissue samples were tested and discovered to contain infectious diseases including HIV and Hepatitis.<\/p>\n
The makeshift lab contained roughly 30 refrigerators and freezers \u2014 some of which were non-operational \u2014 as well as incubators, medical testing supplies, and hundreds of mice. Several disease samples tested from the lab included infectious agents like herpes, coronavirus, E. Coli, and malaria, SFist reported.<\/p>\n
The warehouse came under investigation in March after a local code enforcement officer discovered a garden hose attached to a back wall of the building. As officials searched, medical devices that appeared to have been created on-site, such as COVID-19 and pregnancy tests, were also discovered, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n
The lab was full of bioengineered mice and samples of diseases like COVID-19, HIV, and herpes.<\/p>\n
Roughly 1,000 mice were found, with nearly 200 already dead. The rest were euthanized.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Over 800 various chemicals, many unknown, bottles of cultures, mice…all very normal. Except:<\/p>\n
Wang Zhaolin, a representative of the company operating the lab, Prestige Biotech, told investigators that the mice inside the warehouse had been genetically engineered to catch and spread the COVID-19 virus, according to The San Joaquin Valley Sun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n