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Breeding Bio Insecurity
Klotz, Lynn C.; Sylvester, Edward J
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Description for Breeding Bio Insecurity
Hardcover. Offers necessary steps to set us on the path toward true biosecurity. This book argues that true biosecurity will require a multipronged effort based on an understanding of the complexity of the issue, guided by scientific ethics, and watched over by a vigilant citizenry attentive to the difference between fearmongering and true analysis of risk. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
In the years since the 9/11 attacks - and the subsequent lethal anthrax letters - the United States has spent billions of dollars on measures to defend the population against the threat of biological weapons. But as Lynn C. Klotz and Edward J. Sylvester argue forcefully in "Breeding Bio Insecurity", all that money and effort hasn't made us any safer - in fact, it has made us more vulnerable. "Breeding Bio Insecurity" reveals the mistakes made to this point and lays out the necessary steps to set us on the path toward true biosecurity. The fundamental problem with the current ... Read more
In the years since the 9/11 attacks - and the subsequent lethal anthrax letters - the United States has spent billions of dollars on measures to defend the population against the threat of biological weapons. But as Lynn C. Klotz and Edward J. Sylvester argue forcefully in "Breeding Bio Insecurity", all that money and effort hasn't made us any safer - in fact, it has made us more vulnerable. "Breeding Bio Insecurity" reveals the mistakes made to this point and lays out the necessary steps to set us on the path toward true biosecurity. The fundamental problem with the current ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226444055
SKU
V9780226444055
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About Klotz, Lynn C.; Sylvester, Edward J
Lynn C. Klotz is senior science fellow with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Edward J. Sylvester is a science journalist and the author of three books on cutting-edge medical research, as well as the highly acclaimed The Gene Age, in which he and Klotz introduced lay audiences to the emerging biotechnology revolution.
Reviews for Breeding Bio Insecurity
"Forceful and provocative, Breeding Bio Insecurity contends that U.S. biodefense policies generate more risk than the threat they are supposed to be addressing. By carefully spelling out their rationales, the book's authors place the burden of justification on the defenders of massive biodefense budgets. Replete with deft arguments and imaginative scenarios, this book should be read by scientists, policy makers, ... Read more