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Science
This Eradicated Disease Could Come Back as a Terrifying Biological Weapon
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Smallpox has been eradicated since 1989, but scientists worry that that’s a false sense of security.
Tanya Basu
Senior Editor, Science
Published
Apr. 1 2018
1:44PM EDT
Tanya Basu
Senior Editor, Science
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