Viruses allegedly stolen from high-security lab cause stir in Brazil

Researchers at the State University of Campinas, in Brazil, noticed in February that virus samples had gone missing from a high-security biosafety laboratory.Credit: Leandro Ferreira/Fotoarena via Zuma Press Brazil’s federal police arrested a researcher late last month for allegedly taking samples of viruses from a high-security biosafety laboratory at a leading Brazilian university. The researcher,…

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Where to Go in Indonesia, Beyond Bali

Kalimantan Go for: close wildlife encounters A trip to Kalimantan, known as Indonesian Borneo, offers a once-in-a-lifetime experience for nature-loving adventurers. “It’s one of the only remaining places in the world where you can still see wild orangutans,” says McLean. “Their territory is shrinking by the day.” The main nature preserves where visitors can see…

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