<story><title>Illegal lab containing bioengineered mice infected with HIV and herpes in Cali</title><url>https://www.insider.com/illegal-lab-found-full-of-bioengineered-mice-and-infectious-diseases-2023-7</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AequitasOmnibus</author><text>&amp;gt; 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.&lt;p&gt;This fact alone shocks the conscience. Criminal charges should fly swift and fierce against everyone involved in this illegal operation.&lt;p&gt;What’s horrifying is that this biolab was found on a fluke. How many more covert biolabs is China operating in secret in the U.S.?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Paul-Craft</author><text>Cool your jets there, Maverick.  It&amp;#x27;s not even clear from the article what was illegal about the lab, much less that China was operating it.  You can&amp;#x27;t just say &amp;quot;illegal lab,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;COVID-19 virus,&amp;quot; and some random Chinese name and jump to those conclusions.</text></comment>
<story><title>Illegal lab containing bioengineered mice infected with HIV and herpes in Cali</title><url>https://www.insider.com/illegal-lab-found-full-of-bioengineered-mice-and-infectious-diseases-2023-7</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>AequitasOmnibus</author><text>&amp;gt; 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.&lt;p&gt;This fact alone shocks the conscience. Criminal charges should fly swift and fierce against everyone involved in this illegal operation.&lt;p&gt;What’s horrifying is that this biolab was found on a fluke. How many more covert biolabs is China operating in secret in the U.S.?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>whimsicalism</author><text>&amp;gt; How many more covert biolabs is China operating in secret in the U.S.?&lt;p&gt;Is the company even Chinese?</text></comment>