Illegal lab containing bioengineered mice infected with HIV and herpes in Cali

Re:Illegal lab containing bioengineered mice infected with H... by brucethemoose2 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:33PM (#36935652)

Again, what is the motive? Where is the money coming from?

Secret COVID HIV rats is a Bond villian thing, not something actual criminals do to make a buck.

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Re:Illegal lab containing bioengineered mice infected with H... by tyingq on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:42PM (#36935738)

I'm sure there are more reasons, but modified herpes and HIV have both been used as experimental cancer treatments.

Edit: It appears they made a variety of in-vitro tests during their peak operating period. For diseases, pregnancy, drugs, etc. So probably more about "criminally sloppy lab" than any terror motive.

An old wayback grab of their product page: https://web.archive.org/web/20190731163304/http://universal-...

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Re:Illegal lab containing bioengineered mice infected with H... by sct202 on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:31PM (#36936202)

Universal Meditech Inc one of the companies referenced made covid rapid tests, so the most charitable take on this is it was a sloppily run lab trying to make money on covid tests. There's a recall notice the FDA issued, so they did make something. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety...

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