High-security research labs not so high security

By LARRY MARGASAK ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER Southwest Foundation for Biochemical Research President and CEO Kenneth P. Trevett at the Southwest Foundation Medical Research campus in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) WASHINGTON -- Intruders could easily break into two U.S. laboratories where researchers handle some of the world's deadliest germs, according to congressional investigators. The Associated Press identified the vulnerable lab locations as Atlanta and San Antonio. The serious security problems at the two labs were described by the Government Accountability Office in a report expected to be released publicly as early as Thursday. The GAO, Congress' investigative and auditing arm, did not identify the labs except to say they were classified as Biosafety Level 4 facilities, but the report... [read full story]