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Pasteur Institute scientist announces discovery of parasitic ultramicrobe foe of disease-producing bacteria
The discovery of a parasite on bacteria, dubbed a “bacteriophage,” or bacteria-eater, could lead to cures for dysentery, typhoid fever, hemorrhagic septicemia and bubonic plague, according to an announcement from the Pasteur Institute.
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Smallpox increases where laws are lax
A Science News Bulletin report describes an increase in the prevalence of smallpox in the United States, attributing the increase at least in part to “laxity in the enforcement of vaccination laws.”
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