A research establishment, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, comes out with a breakthrough, just shortly after a leading researcher at a facility working along similar lines elsewhere is killed while away from his home area where a more exhaustive investigation might have been demanded by his family, friends and neighbors. And he's one of 15 or so in the world who meets a similar end in the last half year. After the recent terrorist/ post office anthrax scare, how much do you think an anthrax *cure* or preventative medicine might be worth? Millions? Certainly. Billions? Over the long run, almost certainly.
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