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After veterinary students at Northeast Agricultural University in China were encouraged to dissect goats collected from a nearby farm without gloves or other safety precautions, 27 individuals contracted brucellosis, a bacterial infection usually obtained from handling farm animals that can have long lasting chronic symptoms.
In response, the university fired two administrators and offered over $9,000 in tuition waivers and medical compensation to each student. However, only 17 of the 27 sickened students and one instructor agreed to the deal, with some students asking for five times the amount, reported ScienceInsider.
The incident highlights what some observers are calling China's uneven distribution of research dollars. Only the elite universities have been given sufficient funding to polish their programs, leaving "second and third tier universities in ...
