Renowned epidemiologist and biosecurity
expert Raina MacIntyre reveals her insights into
biological warfare, pandemics and the threats that
lie ahead.
In
Dark Winter
, world-leading epidemiologist Professor
Raina MacIntyre navigates the past, present and future
of pandemics and biosecurity. MacIntyre examines the
history of biological warfare (and why it is called the
‘poor man’s nuke’), Soviet and US bioweapons programs,
developments in genetic engineering, synthetic biology
and catastrophic laboratory accidents.
MacIntyre also explores the COVID-19 pandemic and the
heated debate around its origins, and shares the analysis
she has conducted in trying to determine whether it’s a
natural or unnatural pandemic.
Looking ahead, MacIntyre outlines the future of genetic
engineering, synthetic biology and bioterrorism, and the
national and global security needed to manage quantum
changes in technology, along with how we might avoid
future pandemics.