Modern Marvels : More Doomsday Tech (2004)

Genres - Science & Technology, Historical Film  |   Run Time - 60 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan

From world-smashing asteroids to cyber-terrorism, this installment of Modern Marvels ponders the many ways that mankind could be wiped off the face of the Earth. How much destruction would it really take to destroy human society? Track potentially deadly asteroids through space with experts from the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) team to see how scientists are preparing to destroy space rocks that could pose a threat to our planet, see how virulent agents like smallpox and plague could be used for bioterrorism, and hear a cyber-security expert talk openly about the vulnerability of our nation's computers to cyberterrorism. Last, filmmakers ponder whether the consumption of genetically engineered crops could be paving the way to a world filled with genetically selected humans.

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asteroid, biological-warfare, biotechnology, virus