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The Demon in the Freezer
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The terrifying truth about the threat from bioterrorism.
Soon after 9/11, the western world was suddenly faced with the reality of an even greater threat: bioterrorism. The deadly anthrax attacks of October 2001 focussed attention on 'hot'agents and on the scientists working to protect civilians against biological weapons.
For top virologist Peter Jahrling the urgent priority is to develop a drug that will beat smallpox. Eradicated from the planet in 1979, the virus now resides, officially, in only two high-security freezers - in Atlanta and Siberia. But the demon in the freezer has been set loosxe. It is almost certain that illegal stocks are held by hostile states, including Iraq and North Korea, and could be acquired by terrorists. Worse, with genetic engineering, they could now be creating a superpox, resistant to vaccines.
Richard Preston reports in unprecedented detail the official response to the anthrax attacks and describes Jahrling's controversial work with live smallpox. He explains, with devastating precision, what may be at stake if Jahrling's bold experiment fails and smallpox is unleashed on the planet once more.
The terrifying truth about the threat from bioterrorism.
Soon after 9/11, the western world was suddenly faced with the reality of an even greater threat: bioterrorism. The deadly anthrax attacks of October 2001 focussed attention on 'hot'agents and on the scientists working to protect civilians against biological weapons.
For top virologist Peter Jahrling the urgent priority is to develop a drug that will beat smallpox. Eradicated from the planet in 1979, the virus now resides, officially, in only two high-security freezers - in Atlanta and Siberia. But the demon in the freezer has been set loosxe. It is almost certain that illegal stocks are held by hostile states, including Iraq and North Korea, and could be acquired by terrorists. Worse, with genetic engineering, they could now be creating a superpox, resistant to vaccines.
Richard Preston reports in unprecedented detail the official response to the anthrax attacks and describes Jahrling's controversial work with live smallpox. He explains, with devastating precision, what may be at stake if Jahrling's bold experiment fails and smallpox is unleashed on the planet once more.
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