The book "The Demon in the Freezer" by Richard Preston is a thrilling book that discusses the lives of scientists, their work, and the victims of the diseases the scientists are studying. Specifically, this book discusses smallpox, ebola, and anthrax. When writing about these sensitive topics, Richard Preston spares no detail in making sure that the reader understands exactly what is going on and the impact that these diseases have on human lives.

     Overall, this book fascinatingly explains the United States current stance on biowarfare along with other countries such as Russia. Biowarfare is a real threat and the diseases discussed in the book have horrific effects on their victims. In the end, I believe that Richard Preston explained the premise of his book best when he wrote, "The main thing that stands between the human species and the creation of a supervirus is a sense of responsibility among individual biologists" (2002, pg. 277). From this quote, I learned that the only thing stopping scientists from creating biochemical terror is that they personally decide that they probably shouldn't do that. Based on this quote, I decided to research and do my project on ethical guidelines in the event of a disaster and whether there are ethical guidelines even in place for healthcare providers to care for individuals in a crisis scenario where maybe one scientist decided that it would be okay to create a biochemical weapon.