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Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery

Inside the Plague Research Labs at the Heart of a Russian Mystery
NYT Science Thursday 15 October 2026, 09:04 UTC By K. R. Callaway 1 min read
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A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.

A picture released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute showing specialists working in a laboratory in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2019.
Russian (ORG) the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute (ORG) Krasnoyarsk (LOCATION) Russia (LOCATION)
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