I can't speak for the others, but I almost downvoted you. And the reason is simple: the article was an eight paragraph piece, with your remark neatly answered i

I can't speak for the others, but I almost downvoted you. And the reason is simple: the article was an eight paragraph piece, with your remark neatly answered in the sixth. People can get a little mad when contested by something refuted in the (short) required reading. But you are a little right. There was a big push to destroy all samples, with USA and Russia fighting to keep them for military reasons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_virus_retention_controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_virus_retention_contro...