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Bioterrorism outreach must be enhanced, FBI analyst

(The Commercial Dispatch) “We have to enhance bioterrorism outreach with academia, industry and the scientific community,” said FBI Policy and Program Analyst William So, who spoke Tuesday at Mississippi State University's biosecurity workshop. "We're not a regulatory agency; …

What Have We Learned from Anthrax?

(Center For American Progress) This October marks the 10th anniversary of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. In September and October 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were sent to several news outlets and two congressional offices. …

Testimony of the Honorable Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH before the US Senate

(DHS) Ten years after anthrax was mailed to members of the US Congress and to media organizations, dozens of policy, intelligence, and technical reports have affirmed the viability of terrorist groups using biological weapons to cause death, suffering, …

Little Chance Seen of U.S. Reopening Anthrax Mailings Case

(GSN Daily News) A top Republican lawmaker said he sees little chance of the U.S. Justice Department reopening its probe into the 2001 anthrax mailings, despite persistent concerns about the conclusion that deceased Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins carried out the attacks, three news organizations reported on Friday (see GSN, Oct. 11). Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa)  Read More »

Why the Anthrax Murders Are Re-Surfacing 10 Years Later

(Gizmodo) Three scientists who recently published their concerns in the Journal of Bioterrorism and Biodefense say that the trace amounts of tin may have been used as a coating to make the anthrax easier to inhale, and that Ivins didn't have the skill required …

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