Anthrax bacteria conspire with viruses to stay alive
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 19:42
in Biology & Nature
The brute force of Bacillus anthracis, the ancient scourge that causes anthrax, can sweep through and overpower a two-ton animal in under 72 hours. But when it isn't busy claiming livestock and humans throughout the world -- up to 100,000 annually -- it resides ominously in the soil as a spore waiting for its next victim.