Dark Winter: An insider's guide to pandemics and biosecurity by Raina MacIntyre

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World-renowned epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Raina MacIntyre reveals her insights into biological warfare, pandemics and the threats that lie ahead.

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A SWEEPING JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF PANDEMICS AND BIOSECURITY.In Dark Winter, world-leading epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Raina MacIntyre provides insights into historical biological attacks, lab accidents and epidemics, and the COVID-19 pandemic. She reveals a recurrent theme of denial, silence and cover-up around unnatural epidemics and the powerful vested interests at play. Using the lens of history, MacIntyre also provides a glimpse into new frontiers of biosecurity. Dark Winter outlines quantum advances in genetic engineering and synthetic biology, and a future where human genome editing and resurrection of extinct viruses might be the norm. MacIntyre argues that the solution to the existential threat we face from biotechnology will not come from scientists, but from the community having a voice in the future of the planet and humanity.'Here is what we all need - clear evidence about COVID-19, its origins, treatment, and consequences. Professor MacIntyre's conclusions are often shocking, but her only bias is in favour of the empirical truth.' - Alison Broinowski'Dark Winter does an excellent and balanced job of providing important facts that we as a society all need to know to better understand how to deal with natural and artificial pandemics. Whether discussing past examples of lab leaks, common misconceptions and misinformation about how diseases spread, or the social dynamics of epidemiology and public health as a profession, Raina combines superb writing skill with an informed perspective grounded in both the last two centuries of human history and lessons from her own work.' - Vitalik Buterin'...a powerful, important and essential work.' - The Saturday Paper

Author Biography

Raina MacIntyre is a physician, epidemiologist and Professor of Global Biosecurity at UNSW and adjunct Professor at Arizona State University. She leads research in epidemic control, vaccinology and aerosol science. She is an expert in outbreak detection and mitigation, including that arising from bioterrorism and biological warfare. She has a 28-year track record in pandemics, epidemic infections, serious emerging infections, vaccines and control of respiratory viruses. She has worked as a clinician in hospitals, as an epidemiologist in a health department and as a researcher. In 2022, MacIntyre won the Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science and Innovation.

Table of Contents

Preface: Corona dawn1. Believe the unbelievable2. Insider threat3. Error, not terror4. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of biological research5. Jurassic Park for viruses 6. The self-replicating weapon7. Smallpox - coming soon to a town near you?8. Information warfare9. Trust me, I' m a doctor10. Epidemic detectives11. The Zombie apocalypse12. The biological sniper weapon13. A biological winterReferencesIndex

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A SWEEPING JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF PANDEMICS AND BIOSECURITY. In Dark Winter , world-leading epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Raina MacIntyre provides insights into historical biological attacks, lab accidents and epidemics, and the COVID-19 pandemic. She reveals a recurrent theme of denial, silence and cover-up around unnatural epidemics and the powerful vested interests at play. Using the lens of history, MacIntyre also provides a glimpse into new frontiers of biosecurity. Dark Winter outlines quantum advances in genetic engineering and synthetic biology, and a future where human genome editing and resurrection of extinct viruses might be the norm. MacIntyre argues that the solution to the existential threat we face from biotechnology will not come from scientists, but from the community having a voice in the future of the planet and humanity. 'Here is what we all need -- clear evidence about COVID-19, its origins, treatment, and consequences. Professor MacIntyre's conclusions are often shocking, but her only bias is in favour of the empirical truth.' -- Alison Broinowski ' Dark Winter does an excellent and balanced job of providing important facts that we as a society all need to know to better understand how to deal with natural and artificial pandemics. Whether discussing past examples of lab leaks, common misconceptions and misinformation about how diseases spread, or the social dynamics of epidemiology and public health as a profession, Raina combines superb writing skill with an informed perspective grounded in both the last two centuries of human history and lessons from her own work.' -- Vitalik Buterin

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World-renowned epidemiologist and biosecurity expert Raina MacIntyre reveals her insights into biological warfare, pandemics and the threats that lie ahead.

Details ISBN1742237673 Author Raina MacIntyre Publisher NewSouth Publishing Format Paperback Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781742237671 Publication Date 2022-11-01 Imprint NewSouth Publishing Place of Publication Sydney, NSW Country of Publication Australia NZ Release Date 2022-11-01 ISBN-10 1742237673 Pages 272 UK Release Date 2022-11-01 DEWEY 363.3253 Audience General Subtitle An insider's guide to pandemics and biosecurity Illustrations Illustrations AU Release Date 2022-10-31 We've got this

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