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Article: A chilling look at viruses.(Arts)(Television)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 20, 1997
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It's always a good idea to remember Mother Nature bats last. Uppity humans who think they control the world get a reminder of that fact at 9 tonight when TBS airs "Virus Hunters," the first segment of "The Coming Plague."
Never mind the science-fiction world of "Mars Attacks" or "Terminator." This threat is real and right here right now.
It is the world of the microscopic organism, the critter or plant that won't play fair and share the world with the larger critter - in this case, a human being - in which it takes up residence.
We big critters have made remarkable strides in medicine since the discovery and development of antibiotics (a ...
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