Comment Vaccine patents (Score 1) 339
The suspect is listed as "inventor" on two patents related to anthrax vaccines. Yes, the Government was awarded the patents, so a LAW & ORDER-style financial motive may be absent.
Still the issue date on one of these is a bit chilling...
US Patent 6316006 - Asporogenic B anthracis expression system
US Patent Issued on November 13, 2001
US Patent 6387665 - Method of making a vaccine for anthrax
US Patent Issued on May 14, 2002
http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html
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