Paul J. Wuest studied tobacco diseases under a U.S. biological-warfare program.
Evidence
In 1963, Paul J. Wuest, a plant pathologist from Penn State, was hired by Fort Detrick’s biological-warfare laboratories to study tobacco diseases. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 121
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 121
- XREF: connects to: The U.S. studied using insects to spread illness during the 1950s. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1040; Wuest found an optimum temperature range for tobacco blight infection. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 121; The U.S. recommended intensified biological warfare research in 1951. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 139
Related
- The U.S. studied using insects to spread illness during the 1950s. (similarity 0.86)
- Wuest found an optimum temperature range for tobacco blight infection. (similarity 0.84)
- The U.S. recommended intensified biological warfare research in 1951. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Wuest found an optimum temperature range for tobacco blight infection.
#expands(0.70) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 121 - The U.S. recommended intensified biological warfare research in 1951.
#corroborates(0.50) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 139