Anthrax survives for long periods of time as spores that can germinate to form new bacteria capable of releasing a potentially deadly toxin. A new research study describes seven chemicals that are able to block the germination of anthrax spores. One of the chemicals, called 6-thioguanosine, was able to prevent the germination of anthrax spores within mammalian cells, thereby blocking infection. The next step will be to test these chemicals for therapeutic potential on anthrax-infected mice. Research teams from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Nevada-Las Vegas recently published this report in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
3 comments:
It is a sad and disturbing world that we are living now, specially with the terrorist that are doing what they want.
All is about science. Anthrax is a bacteria with a potential danger, but I think the information is so poor, because we need more sources about the information, specially if you're posting something sophisticated.
It is a terrible thing to exist, it is supposedly invented by us, why?? I dont know why.
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