Porton Down
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| Locations | Porton |
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| Salisbury | |
| Wiltshire | |
| England | |
| Opening date | March 1916 |
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| ID | 2205247 |
About Porton Down
Porton Down is a science park in Wiltshire, England, just northeast of the village of Porton, near Salisbury.
Porton Down: Can this laboratory help stop the next pandemic?
...By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, reporting from Porton DownOne of the UK s most secretive centres of scientific research - Porton Down - is aiming to stop the next pandemic " in its tracks"...
Guildford pub bombs inquest: What have we learned?
... Scientists at the time suggested a watch had been modified to act as an electromechanical timer, Porton Down expert Lorna Hills told the inquest...
Monkeypox: How UK hospitals are tackling the outbreak
... There a swab will be taken and sent to the rare and imported pathogens lab in Porton Down, run by the UK Health Security Agency...
Gruinard Island: Fire on island used for Anthrax experiments
... The experiment was deemed a success and the scientists returned to Porton Down - but the anthrax remained...
The mystery of Anthrax Island and the seeds of death
... " The first delivery will have been made - and where better to send the seeds of death than to the place from whence they came? " That place was the Porton Down biological research centre in Wiltshire, the top secret Ministry of Defence laboratory...
The 'map nerds' who are building a national archive
... Frustratingly enough, I have visited several undocumented squares at Porton Down but was not allowed to photograph them...
Coronavirus: Test aim take a lot of work,' says Hancock
... He said that they would 500 highly-accurate anti-body blood tests to detect whether someone already coronavirus - per day carried out by the military science laboratory in Porton Down...
Landscapes of chemical and biological warfare
... the scientists from Porton Down and the Royal Navy released biological agents in front of the coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the examination of the impact on the 3,500 cage, Guinea pigs, and monkeys...
