Science news articles about 'anthrax spores'

... Federal investigators cinched their case against alleged anthrax mailer Bruce E. Ivins after sophisticated ... helped them trace a signature mixture of anthrax spores, the Los Angeles Times has learned.

... trained their high-powered electron microscope on anthrax spore samples the FBI had sent them ... confirmed previous findings that the Bacillus anthracis spores mailed to U.S. Senate offices and various ...

... trained their high-powered electron microscope on anthrax spore samples the FBI had sent them ... confirmed previous findings that the Bacillus anthracis spores mailed to U.S. Senate offices and various ...

... losses in productivity and peace of mind caused by our current inability to easily distinguish between anthrax spores and harmless white powder. These new data definitively confirm the validity of ...

... 70 percent were protected following exposure to anthrax. Bacillus anthracis causes three types ... a high fatality rate. In addition, because anthrax spores can remain in the body for extended periods, ...

... the bacterial species Bacillus anthracis, occurs when anthrax spores (the microbe's dormant stage) are inhaled, ... enter the body through an open wound. Anthrax is a common disease among grazing animals ...

A second drum maker in two years has died after apparently inhaling anthrax spores from animal skins. What are the risks of this seemingly safe job?

... agents with an emphasis on military applications. However, the events of October 2001 involving envelopes containing anthrax spores sent through the US Postal Service radically changed ...