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tobylane
on Feb 11, 2013
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I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda G...
Since smallpox I've heard of several diseases removed, but no talk about saving a few vials. Is this still done?
nvmc
on Feb 11, 2013
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I'd guess it is. Diseases are still organisms, and we try pretty hard not to let them go extinct.
kevincrane
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What's the reason for keeping them though? Is it to make vaccines if they potentially come back or more sinister pre-emptive military reasons?
krenoten
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We are always learning how to learn more. Destroying the specimens would destroy an opportunity to learn about an organism that has had a significant impact on our own species.
epochwolf
on Feb 11, 2013
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Research. Vaccines just in case we didn't get the all.
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