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When Scientific Brilliance Isn’t Enough

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

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William Halford's Vaccine

William Halford developed a rare but aggressive type of nasal cancer. He put in 90-hour work weeks to develop a herpes vaccine. The FDA, the government agency that controls U.S. vaccines, was his biggest fear.

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