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.
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