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Harmon’s Histories: Ah, summer in western Montana!
Harmon’s Histories: Ah, summer in western Montana!
Harmon’s Histories: Ah, summer in western Montana!
What was it like, living in western Montana in its earliest days? That’s been the essence of my stories over the last decade. Sure, I do make occasional references to the kind of history you would find in a textbook, but mostly I’m interested in the people and their way of life, the good and the bad. So, let’s jump on the way-back train.
Harmon’s Histories: Rocky Mountain Labs saves lives, weathers controversies for century
Harmon’s Histories: Rocky Mountain Labs saves lives, weathers controversies for century
Harmon’s Histories: Rocky Mountain Labs saves lives, weathers controversies for century
For more than 100 years, the Rocky Mountain Labs have conducted lifesaving research into deadly diseases, including COVID-19, SARS-1, MERS, Lyme disease and Ebola. As I wrote in 2020, the Bio-safety Level 4 Labs have a colorful and controversial history, dating back more than a century to the initial reason for their existence: Black Measles, known today as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.

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