Remember the threat of intentional anthrax or smallpox attacks? Well, it's been almost two years since the federal government announced Project BioShield -- a comprehensive effort to develop vaccines against biological and chemical weapons. But some say the government hasn't done enough to attract the biotech industry attention. A look at whether these vaccines will ever be reality.
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Project BioShield
Listen Monday, Nov. 8, 2004 at 1:06 p.m. in ScienceGuests
Michael McDonald
Coordinator of The National Disaster Risk Communication Initiative; also President, Global Health Initiatives
Anthony Fauci
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health
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