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The bioterrorist next door

Submitted by kieronb on Fri, 2011-12-16 14:12

The bioterrorist next door "In September, an amiable Dutchman stepped up to the podium at a scientific meeting convened on the island of Malta and announced that he had created a form of influenza that could well be the deadliest contagious disease humanity has ever faced."

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Friday, 16 December 2011 - 3:10pm

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