Sleeper Cell (novel)
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Sleeper Cell (ISBN 0-425-19979-7) is a novel by Jeffrey Scott Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. The book, released in paperback in 2005, is about a sleeper cell in the United States that unleashes a potentially nanotechnology-based weapon of mass destruction.
The book focuses primarily on a team of doctors specializing in various branches of epidemiology.
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Alan Thorpe is the primary manager of the team. He is responsible for organizing and managing the group, ensuring they are focused in times of crisis and are properly equipped and educated.
James Summers is a computational biologist specializing in epidemiology and how an infection or disease permeates a population.
Steve Adams is a bacteriologist who specializes in bacterial diseases and their effects on individual victims.
Eva van Orden is the virologist, specializing in viral infections and effects in the human body. She is also the primary brainstormer for anticipating potential attacks.
Sam Goldberg is the physician and internist for the team. He examines individual cases to determine symptoms and outward signs (as well as being the one touring emergency rooms in times of crisis).