Federal lab meth case is more bumbling than ‘Breaking Bad’
When it surfaced last month, the story of illegal meth production at a sprawling research complex in Maryland carried with it jokes and references to the TV series “Breaking Bad.” And why not?The facility — the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — is home to brilliant research in areas like atomic physics. The main character in “Breaking Bad,” Walter White, was a brilliant chemist who at his peak made meth in a pristine, elaborate laboratory.Read full article >>