I read an article (in Omni magazine, IIRC) years ago that discussed the possibility of germs targeted at racial or ethnic groups. It didn't seem like very good science, but it was still intriguing. The article focused on germs that would be especially deadly to certain groups. But a strategy using germs that would be especially harmless to certain groups would be equally effective.
More than fifty years
ago [!] Mengele, along
with many other
"top researchers," did
extensive and well-funded
experiments on
twins at Nazi camps.
Their genetics "research" was
unbounded by things
like decency or
and standards or ethics.
All of their results
were confiscated
by the Russians or by us,
or became used as
strong barginning chips
by unrepetent Nazis
cutting post-war deals.
Either way, there was
a lot of detailed data
about genetics
available more
than two generations back.
Black op labs can make
a lot of progress
in the course of five decades...
Those who say they doubt
that SARS could target
population genetics
seem like people who
don't know much about
history, and don't know much
about the passion
many seemingly
"educated" people feel
for a "pure" bloodline...