Bio Lab In Galveston, Texas, Raises Concerns

Much of the University of Texas medical school on the island of Galveston suffered flood damage during Hurricane Ike, except for one gleaming new building, a national biological defense laboratory that will soon house some of the most deadly diseases in the world.
 How a laboratory where scientists plan to study viruses like Ebola and Marburg [...]

Biolab:Killer viruses reportedly secured before hurricane hit

The Galveston area of Texas that took a direct hit from Hurricane Ike is home to a top-level biodefense laboratory that studies highly contagious and deadly diseases including bird flu, but lab officials are assuring the public that the pathogens were secured before the storm made landfall. (Snip) All labs were decontaminated and secured prior [...]