Biological Weapons: Limiting the Threat

Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2001. Reprint. Fourth printing [stated]. Trade paperback. Good. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some edge soiling.. Glued binding. xvi, 351, [1] p. Footnotes. Illustrations. This is one of the BCSIA Studies in International Security. From Wikipedia: "Joshua Lederberg, (May 23, 1925 February 2, 2008) was an American molecular biologist known for his work in microbial genetics, artificial intelligence, and the United States space program. He was just 33 years old when he won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering that bacteria can mate and exchange genes. Throughout his career, Lederberg was active as a scientific advisor to the U.S. government. Starting in 1950, he was a member of various panels of the Presidential Science Advisory Committee. In 1979, he became a member of the U.S. Defense Science Board and the chairman of President Jimmy Carter's President's Cancer Panel. In 1989, he received National Medal of Science for his contributions to the scientific world. In 1994, he headed the Department of Defense's Task Force on Persian Gulf War Health Effects, which investigated Gulf War Syndrome."