Germs Gone Wild - How the Unchecked Development of Domestic Bio-defense Threatens America (Paperback)

Battling a new generation of corporate giants and uncovering threats right in our own backyard, Kenneth King 's Germs Gone Wild reveals the massive expansion of America's bio-defense research labs and the culture of deception surrounding hundreds of facilities that have opened since 9/11. King experienced the menace of bio-defense research firsthand when local government and business leaders tried to lure a new facility to his hometown in Kentucky. Researching the safety claims, he not only found many of them to be completely false, but was also horrified by the lack of oversight and the recklessness with which these labs genetically modified pathogens like smallpox, Ebola, and influenza without a care for what happened to the public if there was ever a leak. And yet the greed that drove the development of these labs has effectively counteracted any cautionary checks by the government and universities. All have been seduced by the economic gains and corporate stipends that come with compliance and turning a blind eye. But now, the reality of these labs and the germs they manipulate will finally be brought to light, as King examines the controversies surrounding plants from Maryland to Boston and Utah, to the Department of Homeland Security 's dubious National Bio-and-Agro-Facility (NBAF) project, and the precautions or lack thereof being taken to protect us all from a deadly pandemic.

General

Imprint:	Pegasusbooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	December 2011
Authors:	Kenneth King
Dimensions:	224 x 145 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-1-60598-268-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
LSN:	1-60598-268-7
Barcode:	9781605982687

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