Galveston County Daily News, Nov. 12, 2008 Dr. James LeDuc, deputy director of the Galveston National Laboratory, writes in this guest column how he is eager to start using the lab to meet the "challenges posed to our nation by emerging infectious diseases and the threat of bioterrorism.  . . . This effort will create the foundation for the development of new vaccines, drugs and diagnostic tests that we hope will significantly contribute to the formation of a dynamic and vibrant biotech industry in Galveston and in the greater Houston area."