Drew Endy

Jun 18, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Lawrence O. Gostin |Drew Endy |Nahid Bhadelia |Shalini Singaravelu

When the World Health Assembly declared smallpox eradicated in 1980, many technologies used to study, alter, or create pathogens were new, considered science fiction, or had yet to be imagined. In the years since, as these technologies have improved or been created, they have become essential to developing new tools against smallpox and understanding similar health threats.