Scientists at University of Arizona are working to develop ‘ more weapons in germ warfare’

March 23, 2020

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Micro-biologist, Charles Gerba, studies major medical outbreaks such as ebola and aids. He has turned his attention to the coronavirus. Cronkite news reporter Jamie Landers talked to Gerba about what he and his fellow scientists are developing at a University of Arizona Laboratory in Tucson.

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