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One Imagines the Most Contagious Animal Viruses Trapped at the End of the World: in Germany, They Have Been Studied Since 1910 on an Island Connected to the Earth by a Dam
In 1910, Germany literally put an island in quarantine to house explosive experiments: tests on foot-and-mouth disease that regularly contaminate the neighbouring city. More than a century later, this tiny exclave connected to the continent since 1971 still houses one of the most sensitive laboratories on the planet.
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In 1910, Germany literally put an island in quarantine to house explosive experiments: tests on foot-and-mouth disease that regularly contaminate the neighbouring city. More than a century later, this tiny exclave connected to the continent since 1971 still houses one of the most sensitive laboratories on the planet.