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Operations Guidelines Building 41

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Operations guidelines for Building 41, which was built for the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. The facility was designed to control and contain biohazards associated with cancer research virus studies.

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National Cancer Institute (U.S.). “Operations Guidelines Building 41,” 1960–1969. Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box Safety 00360, Folder 00342F11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5s0jm67.

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