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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First Harper paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An expose of the activities of a government biological research lab on New York's Plum Island describes the facility's routine work with exotic viruses and discusses its link to national safety and security interests.
"Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds- and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. This book blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history...