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Virusi furați dintr-un laborator de înaltă securitate stârnesc controverse în Brazilia

15 Apr 2026
1 minut min
Andrei Miroslavescu

Potrivit nature.com, cercetătorii de la Universitatea de Stat din Campinas, Brazilia, au observat în luna februarie că mostrele de virusuri au dispărut dintr-un laborator de biosecuritate înaltă. Poliția federală din Brazilia a arestat la sfârșitul lunii trecute un cercetător pentru că ar fi furat mostre de virusuri din acest laborator.

👉 Detalii despre arestarea și acuzațiile împotriva cercetătorului

Cercetătorul, Soledad Palameta Miller, virolog la Universitatea de Stat din Campinas (Unicamp), a fost eliberat pe cauțiune pe 24 martie și se confruntă cu acuzații de furt. Acest incident a avut loc în contextul unui val global de laboratoare care se ocupă cu microbi periculoși, generat de pandemia de COVID-19.

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