Scientists have identified a cell type believed to play a role in controlling the early infectious process against Francisella tularensis, a respiratory pathogen and bioterrorism agent that is the ...

Bioterrorism agents are pathogenic organisms or biological toxins that have the potential to cause disease and death in humans, animals, or plants. While these pathogens may not pose a threat to ...

Current antimicrobials for bioterrorism are available, yet concerns regarding incomplete clearance of infection, ability to protect against lethality, natural and engineered resistance and relapses ...

Bioterrorism could significantly affect public health across the globe and cause major disruption in society. Even though the risk of bioterrorism is substantially low, a significant attack could ...

Researchers at Northwestern University's Center for Quantum Devices have demonstrated solar-blind avalanche photodiodes (APDs) that hold promise for universal biological agent detection. Once ...

Testing of aerosolized bioterrorism agents for research purposes does not require strict compliance with Good Laboratory Practice regulations (21 CFR 58), which require that investigators establish ...

(Philadelphia, PA - January 16, 2003) Recent regulations by the US government regarding the classification of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or "Mad Cow" prions, may greatly impede future ...

Vanderbilt researchers have identified a critical regulatory factor in Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes the disease anthrax and has been used as a biological weapon. The findings, ...

Polysaccharide biosynthesis Present in multiple agents Mutagenesis of polysaccharide biosynthesis results in avirulent or attenuated pathogens. Polysaccharides can be species specific No inhibitors ...

EVANSTON, Ill. --- After the anthrax attacks in the United States in 2001 the threat of a larger and more deadly bioterrorism attack -- perhaps from smallpox, plague or tularemia -- became very real.