The reported discovery of anthrax antibodies in a North Korean defector is renewing fears that the regime of Kim Jong Un is developing lethal biological weapons in violation of international law. A ...
Dr. Meryl Nass spoke on the problem of differentiating between a naturally occurring epidemic and an intentional use of a biological organism last Thursday at the University of Massachusetts. The talk ...
Anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, remains a persistent and multifaceted global health challenge. The disease, which affects both animals and humans, is distinguished by its ability ...
Researchers at the VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology report that removing the armor of the bacterium that causes anthrax slows its growth and negatively affects its ability to cause disease. The ...
On July 6, 2009, Paul Keim answered selected viewer questions about the anthrax letter attacks and microbial forensics in general. Please note we are no longer accepting questions, but see our Links & ...
You might expect scavengers such as vultures to have a diet high in dangerous bacteria. Our study investigated what defences these animals have to help them stay healthy. On World Rabies Day – which ...
WASHINGTON — Justice Department lawyers, defending a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of the first victim of the 2001 anthrax letter attacks, won a judge’s approval Friday to withdraw a ...
You might expect scavengers such as vultures to have a diet high in dangerous bacteria. Our study investigated what defences these animals have to help them stay healthy. On World Rabies Day – which ...
Bulgaria's Food Safety Agency said it confirmed a case of anthrax disease in a sheep and cattle farm in the village of ...
"It needs special care to eradicate it," a doctor says. — -- The Pentagon said today dozens of laboratories across the country may have inadvertently received live anthrax, though at no risk to ...
Whoever dosed a tiny portion of our mail with the anthrax spores shouted "fire" in a crowded theater. Now we are reacting accordingly. The reports by media of the Postmaster General John Potter's ...