| Vindplaats: | A 3.39 |
| Titel: | Gene wars |
| Auteur: | Piller, Charles & Yamamoto, Keith R. |
| Samenvatting: | This book confronts the new realities of biological warfare - a threat as frightening in its potential for human and ecological harm as the Bomb. And where nuclear power unleashed the destructive force of matter, the Pentagon's biological research promotes the ‘weaponization’ of the stuff of life itself. Gene wars presents the lethal life sciences. The promise of the new biological and genetic technologies for cures and supervaccines for our most ancient and persistent illnesses has a dark side. The discoveries of more efficient bioprocesses that have come from DNA research opened the door to their perversion by the military, leading to entirely new possiblilities and scales of production of deadly toxins, virusses, and bacteria. This book warns that just as we're beginning to cure our nucleaar madness, a new form of martial insanity threatens to cut off political debate, pollute our cities and commons, and block any chance of peace and prosperity in the new century. Most important, Gene Wars offers a framework for change before it is too late. |
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| Uitgever: | Beech Tree Books William Morrow, New York |
| Jaar van uitgave: | 1988 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Aantal aanwezig: | 1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0-688-07050-7 |
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| Ondertitel: | military control over the new genetic technologies |
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| Opmerkingen: | met index, bronvermelding, grafieken en tabellen. |
| Aantal pagina's: | 303 |
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| Trefwoorden: | genenonderzoek, militair onderzoek, technologie, biologische wapens, Verenigde Staten, chemische wapens, Agent Orange, Yellow Rain, wapenhandel, D.N.A., Conventie v. Geneve, chemische industrie, gifgassen, C.I.A., antibiotica, |