Although anthrax is a rare infection, the bacteria remains a looming threat as a biological weapon, so effective treatments outside of antibiotics remain immensely valuable. Outside of thrash metal ...

In 1998, DARPA gave Maxygen a $3.8 million contract to refine the enzyme further, making it strong enough to dissolve not only grass stains but anthrax bacteria and other germs that form hardened ...

It attacks bacteria by binding to a fatty molecule necessary ... no solution—engineered antibiotic-resistant bioweapons like anthrax. "It was the first pathogen that was weaponized and remains ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. It is primarily a disease of domestic and wild grazers. “The bacteria survive naturally in soil as spores: a form that ...

It's also offered to people who handle livestock, since the anthrax bacteria, Bacillus anthracis, can be found in infected ...

Results provide proof-of-concept that ERK pathway reactivation might be an effective, biologically based therapy to prevent anthrax-induced lethality.

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria -- including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax -- form spores for survival. Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria ...

Twenty-three workers in the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, tested positive for anthrax spores after a letter sent to Daschle’s office tested positive for the bacteria.

In doing so, he created the science of bacteriology. He identified the bacteria that cause anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera. Koch was very thorough. To isolate the anthrax bacteria, he ...

Although anthrax is a rare infection, the bacteria remains a looming threat as a biological weapon, so effective treatments outside of antibiotics remain immensely valuable. Outside of thrash ...

The discovery sheds light on how certain bacteria – including strains that cause food poisoning and anthrax – form spores for survival ...