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Richard Preston’s *The Demon in the Freezer* examines the United States’ biodefense response to the 2001 anthrax attacks and the ongoing threat of smallpox. He follows scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick, Maryland, and the Centers for Disease Control, as they work to develop countermeasures and safeguard stocks of the eradicated virus. The book chronicles investigations by the FBI, interactions with key figures such as Dr. Steven Hatfill, and the ethical dilemmas posed by secret experiments with the smallpox virus. With vivid detail and expert interviews, it highlights the challenges of protecting civilian populations from biological weapons and the global stakes of bioterrorism.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Science/Biology
Authors: Richard Preston
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