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Tom Harkin: If this does mutate into a form that is transmissible, it could be devastating.

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
If this does mutate into a form that is transmissible, it could be devastating.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin expresses concern about the potential mutation of viruses and its consequences.

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