The large-scale contained use of biological agents / Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.

  • Great Britain. Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.
Date:
1998
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Credit: The large-scale contained use of biological agents / Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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