We don't refrigerate eggs either.
I work with some researchers who cultivate (thankfully not at our site) some of the most lethal viruses in the world. One of the mediums they use is room-temperature eggs. Apparently, they are like custom-designed bio-warfare vessels.
And how do the pathogens get into the eggs?
Wait, let me tell you.
THEY INTRODUCE THEM MANUALLY.
It's not like they take some eggs, wait 6 days, crack it open and get Ebola.
The use of egg albumen as a base for virus research and immunization production is well understood, as the eggs are very cheap to acquire and they HAVE NOT GOT ANY NASTIES TO START WITH, which is important to, you know, making sure you're getting good science in your bio-warfare lab. Want to make sure they kill off only the good guys, right?
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