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FBI Data Could Indicate More Anthrax Probe Failings

Details noted in the FBI scientific investigation of the 2001 anthrax mailings attacks indicate that a chemical could have been used to increase the lethality of the spores used in the attacks, a step that some specialists say was beyond the capabilities of the accused perpetrator — deceased Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins, McClatchy Newspapers reported  Read More »

Smallpox: Why do USA and Russia hang on to stockpiles? – BBC News

The World Health Organisation is debating whether to preserve or destroy the last known stockpiles of smallpox, which are held by Russia and the USA. Giles Dilnot explains the background before Professor Gareth Williams from Bristol University claims…

Secrets of plague unlocked with stunning new imaging techniques

Sandia Labs researchers have developed a super-resolution microscopy technique that is answering long-held questions about exactly how and why a cell’s defenses fail against some invaders, such as plague, while successfully fending off others like E.coli

Interpol launches nuclear terror prevention unit

LYON, France – Interpol on Wednesday announced the creation of a nuclear terrorism prevention unit to counter threats "facing all" nations. anti-bioterrorism activities to take in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNe) threats.

‘Bizarre Bits’ Exhibition Took a Strange Turn When Feds Arrived

A 135-Year-Old Piece of Skin Launches a Smallpox Scare at a Virginia Museum. An outbreak of smallpox was the farthest thing from Paul Levengood’s mind when his staff at the Virginia Historical Society put together an exhibit of “bizarre bits” in the society’s collection since its founding in 1831. here was Confederate President Jefferson Davis’s  Read More »

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