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Anthrax Leak in the Soviet Union

2017/3/29
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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