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The X Files: The Pine Bluff Variant (1998)
In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Dr. Asha M. George, Research Principal, J.T. O'Brien, and Policy Principal Robert Bradley, discuss the 1998 episode of The X Files titled, The Pine Bluff Variant (S05E18).
Premise: In The Pine Bluff Variant, FBI agent Fox Mulder goes undercover to infiltrate a domestic terrorist group suspected of possessing a genetically engineered biological weapon. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that the group plans to release the agent in a public space, and that the U.S. government may not only be complicit but potentially the original creator of the pathogen. The episode’s title references Pine Bluff Arsenal, a real U.S. Army facility long associated with chemical and biological weapons research and destruction, anchoring the story in real-world biodefense history.
Learn more about the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense here.
Follow us on X (@Biodefensecomm), LinkedIn, and Facebook for more updates.
Email us with recommendations on what to review next: [email protected]
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By Asha M. George, DrPH; John ”J.T” O’Brien, MSIn this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Dr. Asha M. George, Research Principal, J.T. O'Brien, and Policy Principal Robert Bradley, discuss the 1998 episode of The X Files titled, The Pine Bluff Variant (S05E18).
Premise: In The Pine Bluff Variant, FBI agent Fox Mulder goes undercover to infiltrate a domestic terrorist group suspected of possessing a genetically engineered biological weapon. As the plot unfolds, it becomes clear that the group plans to release the agent in a public space, and that the U.S. government may not only be complicit but potentially the original creator of the pathogen. The episode’s title references Pine Bluff Arsenal, a real U.S. Army facility long associated with chemical and biological weapons research and destruction, anchoring the story in real-world biodefense history.
Learn more about the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense here.
Follow us on X (@Biodefensecomm), LinkedIn, and Facebook for more updates.
Email us with recommendations on what to review next: [email protected]