Russian 'Vector' lab probes secrets of smallpox


Russian 'Vector' lab probes secrets of smallpox -- Mark Trevelyan  -- Reuters  -- February 20, 2004
Smallpox

Scientists at a heavily-guarded installation called Vector, deep in Siberia, are still conducting research on 120 strains of the Smallpox virus in order to study the origins of the virus and its genetic blueprint, and to seek new vaccines and anti-viral agents.

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