The first thing is that in terms of the issue of potential penalties and prosecution, 3,500 current labs are currently under a regime that has that option. It has not changed their practice. In the U.K., it did not change or stifle or put a chill on research.
It's a hypothetical about whether this will make.... I think it will make some people feel more comfortable if it's removed. It will make me somewhat more nervous. Given the things that we're aware of in terms of things being abandoned and left behind, the mix-ups, people saying they're only level 2 but working with level 3, quite honestly we don't know what's out there. It's not like we want to create a great imposition, etc.
But I am worried about, the outliers, as Peter mentioned. If there's a mistake, if there's a problem, if there's a release, if there's a lab playing with anthrax and it gets released--not intentionally but because they don't have good biosafety--that is a concern.
There was an anthrax outbreak in the U.K. There was the H2N2 incident. That is my concern. Ultimately, it's up to legislators. I've said my piece. That is my concern--if there is a mistake.
We think we can accommodate the concerns through the regulations, but if in the meantime something happens, I would be concerned about that and it would be difficult to justify.