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"Perhaps it should be reemphasized that there is a very practical,important side to this programme. Recent outbreaks of humanand simian disease in several centres handling simians indicatethat these animals are responsible for the transmission of theetiological agents." [21]"How treasonous," Jackie chuckled. "The monkeys asked to bejailed so they could later be held responsible for their crimesagainst humanity. How dare they transmit deadly viruses back tothe humans who were infecting them."I joined in the comic relief. "Yeah. Maybe instead of threemonkeys symbolizing denial, it should be three NCI virologistswith their eyes, ears, and mouths covered."The last thing it says is that:""It is highly probable that more such incidents can be expected.The work to be done at the centre will do much to evaluate andelucidate the situation, and the centre may be called upon forassistance." [21]"That's the best example I think I've ever heard of successfulentrepreneurs creating their own niche market," Jackie chided.Early Cancer Research Under WHOThe next morning after getting Alena, now three, off to day care,Jackie and I reviewed the last of the WHO's viral researchreports.We immediately learned that the WHO's intensified interest inviruses dated from around 1950 with the initiation of their"smallpox eradication programme."Initially, a number of countries "generously donated smallpoxvaccine to the WHO Special Account for Smallpox Eradication,"and by 1971, more than 37 million doses had been distributedwith Russian contributions outpacing America's by more thantwo-to-one. [29]Yet, despite such international investments, the mammothundertaking, we learned, returned only mixed results since manyvaccinated countries experienced repeated outbreaks of deadlysmallpox. [25-29]Besides smallpox, the WHO Chronicle stated the importance ofviral infections on cancer as early as 1965. The WHO's ScientificGroup on Viruses and Cancer met in Geneva that year to plan acommon research agenda. The Group, comprised of internationalrepresentatives, including three from the United States and onefrom Russia, cited the need to study viruses since cancer cellsmaintained altered genetic material. [30,31] Consequently, theyrecommended attempts be made "to determine the structuralalterations in cellular nucleic acids," that is, the basic chemicalbuilding blocks of all life. They desired to search for all parts of