The Cure: A Story of Cancer and Politics from the Annals of the Cold War
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (766 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226452859 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 277 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Media hype surrounding KR prompted the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union to seek U.S.-Soviet cooperation in perfecting the possible cure. Preliminary clinical trials suggested that KR, named after its developers, might work in humans as well. But recently, the Russian press reported that work on KR has begun again, reopening this illuminating story of the intersection among Cold War politics, personal ideals, and biomedical research.. For years, work on KR languished and ceased entirely with the deaths of Kliueva and Roskin. But the escalating Cold War gave this American interest a double edge. Accused of divulging "state secrets" to America, the couple were put on a show trial, and their "antipatriotic sins" were condemned in Soviet stage and film productions.Parlaying their notoriety into increased funding, Kliueva and Roskin continued their research, but envious colleagues discredited their work and took over their institute. Did America try to steal Soviet "cancer secrets"? And how could a cancer cure turn into a "biological atomic bomb"? Nikolai Krementsov's compelling tale of cancer and politics is the story of a husband-and-wife team who developed a promising anticancer treatment in Stalin's Russia, only to see their discovery entangled in Cold War
The renowned scientist Parin, who was the mediator passing KR to the Americans, was charged with espionage and jailed. This time, however, the experiments were conducted in numerous top-secret laboratories. All rights reserved. Kliueva gained access to the highest Soviet elite, including "the Leader and Teacher, the Great Stalin." The couple received the highest award of Soviet science, a Stalin prize. The New England Journal of Medicine is a registered trademark of the MMS. The Soviet empire maintained a wide network of research institutes that belonged to various scientific institutions. After joining Roskin's project, Kliueva took over the development of new research strategies. Eventually, scientists and the political system forgot the couple. The highly centralized and overly politicized bureaucratic systems of these countries may threaten civilization by building,