Medical lab does first-rate research in second-rate facilities
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 01:30
in Mathematics & Economics
L.A.'s venerable Biomedical Research Institute, a cutting-edge hub of medical invention housed in a World War II military barracks near Torrance, is raising funds to again create something new: a modern campus.The longtime researchers like to tell the stories. The raccoon that fell through the lab roof. The buckets put out to collect rain from leaky roofs. The fire — and lack of sprinklers.