Mystery death of scientist (Yet another scientist has been killed in mysterious circumstances)

The Times ^ | By Michael Horsnell

[Betty Jo]

Well said, Black Jade!

Harvard School of Public Health was saying the same things right after the war!

Re Dr. Wiley,his wife was an Icelander,Dr. Wiley was learning the language, and he and his wife were going to visit Iceland.

Just "co-inky-dinky",I'm sure,that a company called "deCODE" is doing a mammoth DNA thingy there!

When you google the people involved, you see "Pillar" and the same funding start ups, etc!

Perhaps Don Wiley was going to take a new position at deCODE in Iceland?

Perhaps he figured out that deCODE had too many connections to the fellow travelers of Bin Laden?

Maybe my obsessing about Hybridon and Harvard and telemedicine and etc , etc is real?

[Nita Nupress]

As to the common thread in all these deaths, all the scientists were working with the human genome (DNA structure).... Mapping human DNA and comparing it with the DNA of various diseases and toxins will make it possible to develop vaccines that work on spcific toxic DNA.... Conversely, it could also lead to developing toxins that attack only persons with specific DNA markers.

You're talking about bioregulators, are you not?  This is something I have wondered about also.  Bioregulators are present in our bodies in small amounts and are the substances that control things such as hormone release, body temp, sleep, mood, consciousness, & emotions.  Their potency & effect can now be enhanced by using the latest recombinant-DNA techniques, but one of the key obstacles to weaponization is dissemination & delivery.  They would be attractive to terrorists for several reasons.  First, unlike chemical agents, they can function without losing their potency.  Second, as far as I know, current biological agent detectors are unable to pick them up.  And third, unlike other biological agents, the effects are immediate and thus they have a high capacity to disrupt.

Do you know of a detailed list anywhere of the deaths of these deceased scientists?  A simple list that includes a detailed look at the topics they were researching? 

[Nita Nupress]

The implications of what you are saying are mind-boggling.  Be sure and ping me if any proof ever shows up. :-)

I do agree this area of research is full of $$ rewards for those who are the most aggressive.  It's also full of opportunities for some really evil stuff if it's in the hands of people who have no moral guidelines.  The competition must be intense.

As the Genome Race Ends, Another Begins (Thursday, May. 17, 2001; Time.com article)
Now that the human genome has been mapped, the race is on to come up with lucrative cures. Get ready for a new word — proteomics — to be on every biotech-meister's lips 

On the threshold of a brave new world