Demon in the Freezer

May 17, 2016

0h 18m

★ 6.0

Smallpox has inflicted untold suffering and death. So why are we keeping it around?

Overview

Errol Morris' "Demon in the Freezer" is a short 17-minute documentary about the stockpiles of the smallpox virus that remain stored for research purposes.

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The New York Times

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D.A. Henderson

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Lisa Hensley

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Peter Jahrling

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Sergei Popov

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