I live right around the corner from here and pass this place daily. There was a lot of concern when this place was built in the heart of a major city and I understand the concern (though I’m guessing the risk a place like this poses is really in that an individual who works there gets infected with something and goes out into society - which means the location doesn’t matter much.)

On the flipside, I also understand that research like this needs to happen for us to learn and make progress. All that being said, this just comes off as sloppy, which is exactly the feeling I don’t want to have about a BSL-3 lab in my neighborhood.