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Anthrax Leak in the Soviet Union
In 1979, an outbreak of anthrax poisoning caused dozens of deaths in the Soviet Union. Geneticist and molecular biologist Professor Matthew Meselson and his team accessed the area years later to determine what had happened.
He told Rachael Gillman about his experience.
Photo: Anthrax Vial
Credit: Getty Images
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By BBC World Service
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In 1979, an outbreak of anthrax poisoning caused dozens of deaths in the Soviet Union. Geneticist and molecular biologist Professor Matthew Meselson and his team accessed the area years later to determine what had happened.
He told Rachael Gillman about his experience.
Photo: Anthrax Vial
Credit: Getty Images
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