Richard Preston

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Although smallpox was officially eradicated twenty years ago, some believe it has the potential to become a prime weapon in a bio-terrorist attack. Richard Preston, the author who tackled the Ebola virus in his book The Hot Zone, explores this threat and discusses his new book, The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story.

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