Dr. Anthony Fauci

WAP2002011487 - 14 JANUARY 2002 - WASHINGTON, D. C., USA: Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, speaks at a National Press Club Newsmaker luncheon in Washington, January 14, 2002. He discussed issues surrounding the recent Anthrax mail attacks around the country and how they have irrevocably altered american medicine and public health. rw/Ricardo Watson. UPI

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Genetic code of malaria parasite sequenced

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