Scientist who helped eradicate smallpox dies at age 89
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Scientist who helped eradicate smallpox dies at age 89
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It might be possible to reintroduce Smallpox and I guess that idiots who also think coal is a good idea might actually be stupid enough to make it happen. But, fortunately humans did wipe out one other disease and unlike Smallpox it wasn't deemed useful as a biological weapon so AFAIK nobody kept copies, it's just gone.
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It might be possible to reintroduce Smallpox and I guess that idiots who also think coal is a good idea might actually be stupid enough to make it happen. But, fortunately humans did wipe out one other disease and unlike Smallpox it wasn't deemed useful as a biological weapon so AFAIK nobody kept copies, it's just gone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest
> AFAIK nobody kept copies
Unfortunately this is not the case: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63707-z
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It might be possible to reintroduce Smallpox and I guess that idiots who also think coal is a good idea might actually be stupid enough to make it happen. But, fortunately humans did wipe out one other disease and unlike Smallpox it wasn't deemed useful as a biological weapon so AFAIK nobody kept copies, it's just gone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest
> AFAIK nobody kept copies Unfortunately this is not the case: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63707-z
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It might be possible to reintroduce Smallpox and I guess that idiots who also think coal is a good idea might actually be stupid enough to make it happen. But, fortunately humans did wipe out one other disease and unlike Smallpox it wasn't deemed useful as a biological weapon so AFAIK nobody kept copies, it's just gone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest
Good thing that smallpox wasn’t eradicated due to a vaccine.
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#8Just in time to roll over in his grave.
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It might be possible to reintroduce Smallpox and I guess that idiots who also think coal is a good idea might actually be stupid enough to make it happen. But, fortunately humans did wipe out one other disease and unlike Smallpox it wasn't deemed useful as a biological weapon so AFAIK nobody kept copies, it's just gone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest
> AFAIK nobody kept copies Unfortunately this is not the case: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63707-z
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It might be possible to reintroduce Smallpox and I guess that idiots who also think coal is a good idea might actually be stupid enough to make it happen. But, fortunately humans did wipe out one other disease and unlike Smallpox it wasn't deemed useful as a biological weapon so AFAIK nobody kept copies, it's just gone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderpest
Good thing that smallpox wasn’t eradicated due to a vaccine.
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