The weaponizing of biology : bioterrorism, biocrime and biohacking / Marc E. Vargo.
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TextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]Description: vii, 244 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781476665429 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 363.325/3 23
- HV6433 .V37 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-236) and index.
Introduction -- From ancient China to al-Qaeda: a brief history of biological warfare -- Bioterrorism and biocrime: ideologies, motives and objectives -- Biohacking: citizen science and societal risk -- Pathogens, toxins and their weaponization: science subverted -- Bad medicine: biocrime in the healthcare professions -- The Oregon conspiracy: salad bars, salmonella and the Orange People Sect -- Tokyo under siege: the Aum Shinrikyo biochemical attacks -- Lethal letters: September 11th and the anthrax enigma.
"Focusing on three forms of biological threat--bioterrorism, biocrime and biohacking--the author examines the history of biowarfare and terrorism, including the ideologies and motives of violent extremist organizations. Groups drawn to biological aggression are discussed, along with the array of viruses, bacteria and toxins they might use in their attacks"-- Provided by publisher.
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