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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bioterrorist?

The recent dustup about The H5N1 Bird Flu Plague That Will Kill Us All (not) has brought the topic of “bioterrorism” into the media spotlight again. This is an issue I’ve been following for several years, and during that time … Continue reading

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Hide, Hide, The Cow’s Outside!

As a microbiologist and drummer, I’ve been fascinated by the recent story from New Hampshire, where a woman appears to have caught gastric anthrax from an animal-hide drum: State officials are trying to find everyone who attended the drum circle, … Continue reading

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