Outdoor News: For first time, fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats detected in Wyoming

Wyoming wildlife researchers working at Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Goshen County have detected the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, the first such finding in the state. They sent samples to Colorado State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center for independent testing.

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Biospace: There Are Other Places to Form Biotech Companies than Boston or San Francisco

The Rocky Mountain Regional Biocontainment Laboratory is located in the Judson Harper Research Complex on the Colorado State University Foothills Campus. There is also a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory at CSU, which is part of the CDC Laboratory Response Network and the USDA National Animal Health Laboratory Network, which is part of the Fort Collins Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

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