Word: meselson
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first portion of the article, however, could give the impression that the United States may be spreading disease germs over targets in Vietnam. We have no reason whatever to believe that any biological weapons are being used in Vietnam. John T. Edsall Prof. of Applied Microbiology Matthew S. Meselson Prof. of Biology
...America's responsibility to show the world the way to abolish CB warfare, Meselson's activity reflects the idea that it is the scientists' responsibility to convince America to do it. Scientists do not usually lead political movements for a variety of reasons, including the fact they do not want government to restrict their freedom in science, so they reciprocate in advance. But on certain issues, these men who create in laboratories feel that they understand their offspring better than the government which charges itself with the responsibility of bringing up the child. It happened to physicists after World...
...Meselson and Edsall are not leading a protest of scientists who worked on the weapon and now want it responsibly suppressed. They are men who feel they understand what the weapon would be like, and they want to stop this Manhattan Project before it progresses...
...easy to marshal scientific opinion in this country. "I do not think," Meselson admits, "that the majority of scientists wish to take political action on this or any other issue. A substantial minority does...
...Meselson, of course, the prime issue is to keep closed "this Pandora's box." But his efforts will also be a significant test of whether a large number of scientists can, in their own sphere, influence the Chief Executive, in much the same way they influenced Congress two decades...