Bacillus anthracis can also be weaponized — even small amounts of microscopic anthrax spores in an aerosol release can cause a fatal lung infection. By the time the letter attacks were over, five ...
The in-depth story of the Soviet Bio Weapon Anthrax Leak Incident of Sverdlovsk / Yekaterinburg in 1979. Anthrax Leak. ...A Deadly Biological Weapon Unleashed. April 2, 1979. Another chilly spring day ...
New work published in Nature indicates that Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, targets dendritic cells (DCs) and the adaptive immune response as an immune-evasion strategy.
In a new study, researchers declare the presence of Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium responsible for anthrax, in soil samples collected from Unit 731’s site in northeastern China. These findings ...
Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the exercise of contract option and modification valued at approximately $20 million to supply BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) to the U.S. Department of Defense ...