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The Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research near Salisbury has a history stretching back over 50 years. It has undergone several major changes during this time and has belonged to some five different government departments or ministries. It has changed beyond all recognition from its beginnings, when its major role was to evaluate and counter the hazard of a biological war, and today CAMR enjoys the status of being an independent body within the public sector. The site of the Porton Down establishments, however, has a much longer history of use by man.1
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Hammond, P., Carter, G. (2001). Early Beginnings. In: From Biological Warfare to Healthcare. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287211_2
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