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million from the to support its construction of a Levell 3 biosafety labin Grafton, Mass. The lab will be used to studuy infectious diseases that can move from animalsto humans, such as avia n flu, and investigate potential bioterror uses of those The lab will be one of 13 regionap labs that are being funded in part by the , whichg is a part of the . The project will also includd funding fromTufts University. The total priced tag for the Tufts facility willbe $33.u7 million.
Tufts expects the project will create 56 construction jobs forthe two-year periocd when the facility is being built, and that the lab will creatw over 20 permanent jobs for technicians, facilities and security personnel. The lab will include extensived spacefor animals, which are expected to be mostlt insects, rodents and some piglets. Tufts official s say they hope the lab will serve as an anchord forthe already-built Grafton Sciencw Park, attracting other life science companiex who want to be near the facility. To the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center taskerd with administeringthe $1 billionm Life Sciences bill has authorizex $24 million in capital project funding.
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