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Biohazard
By Ken Alibek with Stephen Handelman,
Delta, 2000.

A chilling memoir by the man who ran the Soviet Union's biological weapons program.

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darwins_radio.jpg Darwin's Radio
By Greg Bear,
Ballantine Books, 2000.

An ancient gene is "reawakened" in present-day man causing nieghbors to turn on each other and an epidemic of still births.

The Genesis Code
By John F. Case,
Fawcett Books, 1997.

A murder mystery in which all the victims are patients of an Italian fertility clinic. Explores the relationship between science, faith, and genetic engineering.

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case_horseman.gif The First Horseman
By John F. Case,
Fawcett Books, 1998.

In this suspenseful biomedical thriller, a radical cult is testing a hybrid of the Spanish flu for use as a biological weapon. A group of scientists is sent to recover the only known Spanish flu specimens left on earth - from the bodies of deceased miners frozen in the Arctic.

Clinical Trial
By April Christofferson,
Forge, 2001.

A medical thriller about a nearly bankrupt and unethical biotech company testing a newly developed hantavirus vaccine on an impoverished Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Montana.

The Andromeda Strain
By Michael Crichton,
Ballantine Books, 1993 (reissue).

Crichton's first book about on an extraterrestrial life form brought to Earth by a military satellite collecting space pathogens for use in biological warfare.

Jurassic Park
By Michael Crichton,
Ballantine Books, 1999 (reissue).

A thriller based on cloned dinosaurs designed for an island theme park that quickly get out of control.

The Lost World
By Michael Crichton,
Ballantine Books, 1996.

The sequel to Jurassic Park – another thriller based on cloned dinosaurs that continue to evolve.

Prey
By Michael Crichton,
Ballantine Books, 2002.

Bestselling author Michael Crichton’s newest thriller about the convergence of biotechnology, computer technology and nanotechnology running amok.

The Pleistocene Redemption
By Dan Gallagher,
Ancient Prophecies, 1997.

In this book, Neanderthals and prehistoric animals are brought back to life through molecular biology, unleasing mysterious forces.

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lynch_patrick.gif (6007 bytes) Carriers
By Patrick Lynch,
Berkley Pub Group, 1996.

An Ebola-like virus emerges in the jungles of Indonesia and quickly becomes out of control. Turmoil ensues as the governments in the region struggle to control the epedemic.

The Eleventh Plague
By John S. Marr, et al,
Harper Paperbacks, 1999.

An engaging novel about a virologist that tracks down a vindictive scientist who reenacts the ten biblical plagues of Exodus.

The Third Pandemic
By Pierre Ouellette,
Pocket Books, 1997 (reprint).

The Third Pandemic is a novel that is set on the West Coast (including Seattle) about greedy corporate executives that design an antibiotic and then withhold it until a pandemic kills off enough people to raise the drug's price. If you’re from Seattle you may enjoy the local sites.

palmer.gif (12340 bytes) Miracle Cure
by Michael Palmer,
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publications, 1998.

A renowned scientist is chosen to help test a new miracle drug, being touted as the "fountain of youth". As he becomes more involved in the study, he beings to suspect the drug may have some serious and deadly side-effects.

The Hot Zone
By Richard Preston,
Anchor, 1995.

A frightening "true" story about an Ebola virus outbreak in a suburban Washington, D.C. laboratory.

preston.gif (6005 bytes) The Cobra Event
By Richard Preston,
Random House, 1997.

A scientist struggles to connect the deaths of a homeless man and a teenage girl who have died from the same manmade virus.

Virus Ground Zero:Stalking the Killer Virus with the Center for Disease Control
By Ed Regis,
Pocket Books, 1998 (reprint).

Not genetic science fiction, but a real behind the scene look into the Centers for Disease and the CDC’s role in the 1995 Ebola outbreak in Zaire.

sagan.gif (5428 bytes) Contact
By Carl Sagan,
Pocket Books, 1997.

After years of scanning the galaxy for signs of life, a team of scientists believe they have finally discovered an unmistakable intelligent signal.

The Magic Bullet
By Harry Stein,
Island Books, 1996.

A team of researchers working towards a cure for breast cancer encounter endless obstacles.

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