Illegal Chinese-Run Lab in California Raises Concerns for Top Republican
Sen. Joni Ernst is calling for accountability after an illegal Chinese-run virus laboratory was discovered in a warehouse in California. The lab was genetically engineering mice and experimenting with HIV, herpes, and malaria. Photos obtained from court documents show thousands of dead mice, stacks of boxes containing dangerous pathogens, and blood and plasma of unknown origins. Unanswered questions remain about the lab's origins, who was running it, and whether it posed a bioterrorism threat. Ernst is urging congressional action to prevent a situation similar to the Wuhan lab leak that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic.