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vr_trakowskiI finally caught up on the last episodes of The Mentalist this week. Now, I take it about as seriously as any other cop show, which is to say, I know they don't always do their research. But Code Red, the episode involving the scientist murdered by use of a pathogen...
Well, first off, there's no such thing as a BSL-5 lab. As my boss says, BSL-3 is bad enough. I work admin in a facility that has the latter, and they require closed cabinets and hazard gear, and the scientists fax their notes out. And if a BSL-5 did exist, it would certainly require more than just rubber gloves and a lab coat!
Besides which, the officious twit said at one point to get the pathogen back in a deep freeze--and went and put it in a regular freezer, one without even so much as a lock, let alone anything like liquid nitrogen. You'd think they could at least be consistent...
I also admit to being annoyed by the victim's outfit, particularly when everyone else is dressed casually, but I can chalk it up to the need of drama, and maybe a high-ranking scientist at a private lab might dress that way. Just about every lab worker at my place (federal gov't) dresses for comfort, or at least dresses casual, but different environment, etc.
Well, first off, there's no such thing as a BSL-5 lab. As my boss says, BSL-3 is bad enough. I work admin in a facility that has the latter, and they require closed cabinets and hazard gear, and the scientists fax their notes out. And if a BSL-5 did exist, it would certainly require more than just rubber gloves and a lab coat!
Besides which, the officious twit said at one point to get the pathogen back in a deep freeze--and went and put it in a regular freezer, one without even so much as a lock, let alone anything like liquid nitrogen. You'd think they could at least be consistent...
I also admit to being annoyed by the victim's outfit, particularly when everyone else is dressed casually, but I can chalk it up to the need of drama, and maybe a high-ranking scientist at a private lab might dress that way. Just about every lab worker at my place (federal gov't) dresses for comfort, or at least dresses casual, but different environment, etc.
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Date: 2010-06-04 05:16 pm (UTC)