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Legionella ‘absolutely not’ a risk for federal public servants, PSPC says despite Ottawa firm’s findings

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The Spartan Cube, created by Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience, is a handheld DNA tester. The invention was recently used to test government cooling towers for legionella bacteria as part of the federal Build in Canada Innovation Program. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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