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...Biological weapons have not yet been perfected. Viruses contain small molecules which can be unpredictably changed by enzymes in the human body. This makes it impossible to measure a weapon's degree of toxicity. We must assume that all are potentially lethal," said Matthew S. Meselson, professor of Biology and a member of the group, at a press conference here yesterday...
...Meselson did not feel that past discussion of chemical warfare and its consequences showed sufficient thought or maturity on the part of the military. "We are like children playing with matches, and tend to forget that the U.S. is the military pacesetter of the world. Should we decide to pioneer the use of germ, viral, and gas weapons, we might lead to their use in smaller countries...
...five-man panel made up of members of the group also discussed the long-range implications of U.S. development of chemical warfare. "Biological weapons are small and cheap; their use and perfection will lower the barrier to irresponsible war," Meselson continued...
Eight scientists from eastern universities labelled physicist Edward Teller's position on nuclear war "both unrealistic and unsound" this week in an article carried by the Saturday Evening Post. Gerald Holton, professor of Physics, and Matthew S. Meselson, associate professor of Biology, were among the authors of the criticism...
Biology, according to another speaker, is now experiencing the "funneling" that physics had in the Thirties. Matthew S. Meselson, assistant professor of Biology, told the alumni audience that biologists, the more they investigate, think that they have narrowed down "elementary particles" of living matter...