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The new global security: a common defense against the microbe hordes

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The outbreak of several types of viral infections poses a global threat due to the number of major hosts crossing borders daily or traversing the world in a matter of hours. As more medical and technological advances are made, viruses also develop an immunity to drugs and treatment. While AIDS is presently the most dreaded disease, tuberculosis and malaria remain the number one killer diseases in the world.

Author: Lederberg, Joshua
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: New Perspectives Quarterly
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0893-7850
Year: 1998
Health aspects, International aspects, Virus diseases, Drug resistance

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World empire: the subtext of war with Iraq

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This article evaluates the United States' war against terrorism and Iraq. The author argues the United States is using the war on terrorism as a means to exert their global power in an effort to create an empire in which Americans will lose their democratic rights.

Author: Mailer, Norman
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: New Perspectives Quarterly
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0893-7850
Year: 2003
Political aspects, United States foreign relations, Imperialism, War on Terrorism, 2001-, Iraq War, 2003-

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Of men and microbes

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This article discusses the future of genetic research. The author argues more genetic research is vital, as it is the key to understanding health and disease.

Author: Lederberg, Joshua
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: New Perspectives Quarterly
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0893-7850
Year: 2003
Diseases, Genetic aspects, Genetic research

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