
Risky research: making diseases more deadly
The Naked Scientists Podcast
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How Do You Make Sure That You Don't Infect Yourself?
We only ever handle the bugs in these glove boxes. So the bugs and us were never actually in the same place at the same time. There's always, always a physical barrier. And most of the time it's not just one barrier, it's two or three. Once we've finished our work for the day, we then need to remove the scrubs and the dedicated shoes,. We have a shower, a full shower with hair wash, and then come out, and we can get back into our everyday street clothes.
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