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Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and spreads when the anthrax spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with the skin lesion on a host.

Anthrax Could Aid in Fighting Bladder Cancer: Study

Anthrax Could Aid in Fighting Bladder Cancer: Study

Researchers at Purdue University have come up with a way to combine the anthrax toxin with a growth factor to kill bladder cancer cells and tumors.
Cryo-electron Microscopy Identifies Lethal Anthrax Protein Complex

Cryo-electron Microscopy Identifies Lethal Anthrax Protein Complex

Toxic anthrax protein complex formed for entry into host cell by Bacillus anthracis was determined using cryo-electron microscopy, providing better drug targets.
1979 Anthrax Genome Sequence Generated by Deep DNA Sequencing Methods

1979 Anthrax Genome Sequence Generated by Deep DNA Sequencing Methods

Using deep DNA sequencing methods researchers have generated the anthrax genome sequence from the victims of the 1979 anthrax outbreak in Sverdlovsk, Russia.
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Anthrax Kills One in Russia, 90 Hospitalised

Anthrax Kills One in Russia, 90 Hospitalised

A 12-year-old boy died after being diagnosed with anthrax in Russia's Siberian region of Yamal.
Anthrax Toxin Proteins can Suppress Tumor Growth

Anthrax Toxin Proteins can Suppress Tumor Growth

The bacterium <i>Bacillus anthracis</i>, produces a toxin made of three proteins that individually are non-toxic could be used to suppress tumor growth.
US Army Probe Blames A General And Other Officials in Anthrax Scandal

US Army Probe Blames A General And Other Officials in Anthrax Scandal

US Army needs to investigate the irradiation process used to inactivate anthrax spores, review safety protocols and conduct new research into testing procedures.
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South Korea to Investigate on the Delivery of Deadly Anthrax Samples at Us Air Base

South Korea to Investigate on the Delivery of Deadly Anthrax Samples at Us Air Base

A team of military and diplomatic officials from both sides will look into the case to check whether the anthrax samples were treated according to rules.
66 Laboratories Located in 19 US States Received Active Anthrax by Mistake

66 Laboratories Located in 19 US States Received Active Anthrax by Mistake

Thirty-one people who have been exposed to anthrax are receiving preventive treatments, though no one has been infected and there is no risk to the public.
Live Sample of Anthrax Found in a Shipment from A Army Facility in Salt Lake City

Live Sample of Anthrax Found in a Shipment from A Army Facility in Salt Lake City

The revelation reveals the problem of handling anthrax samples, which were supposed to be rendered inactive by irradiation at the US Army facility in Utah.
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18 Laboratories in America may Have Received Live Anthrax Samples: US Officials

18 Laboratories in America may Have Received Live Anthrax Samples: US Officials

Anthrax was shipped to the labs from Dugway Proving Grounds, a Defense Department lab in Utah, where the samples were irradiated and rendered 'dead'.
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