The Ebola virus has been a staple of movies where vast numbers of people are infected and die horribly, a very real threat to scattered populations of Africans, and a horrendous possible weapon in the hands of terrorists. Now scientists at Boston University have conducted experiments with a new drug that has been 100% effective in curing test monkeys infected with the virus. The lead researcher has expressed concern that, assuming the new medicine continues to test well, it will be commercially produced because there is not a large enough market in Western nations. If so, then even though I am a free marketeer, the government should fund development because of the national security implications and the humanitarian use with affected populations in Africa. Nice job BU team!
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