US Military Screwed Up And Accidentally Sent Live Anthrax to Labs

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U.S. lab workers were in for a rather nasty surprise when the inactive spores they were expecting to receive ended up being samples of live anthrax. This colossal mistake may have affected nine labs across the U.S. and one military base in South Korea. Twenty-two people at the Osan Air Base in South Korea are receiving precautionary treatment, the defense department says. An investigation is currently underway.