It appears, as of Sunday evening, that all concerned are resigned to the notion that last week's FMD outbreak has resulted from a laboratory escape, from nearby Pirbright. All that remains to be established, it seems, is which of the two facilities is responsible - the government-funded Institute of Animal Health or the multi-national commercial pharmaceutical giant Merial Animal Health Ltd. Needless to say, to date, both are protesting the quality of their bio-security. Time will tell .....