Now, It Can Be Told - How Scientists Helped ID 'Amerithrax'

Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

It took nearly a decade before University of Maryland researchers were allowed to talk about their work identifying the anthrax strain used in the deadly letter attacks. But now, they and the other key members of the science team have published the first account of the pioneering work, allowing bioterrorism investigators to "fingerprint" bacteria.

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