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The live anthrax spores were shipped to government and commercial labs in nine US states from Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. The sample from which the spores were taken was used for training purposes.

At first it was believed the anthrax came from a natural source. But when another worker became ill and virulent spores were discovered at their workplace, the mystery turned sinister. A few days ...

A US Army lab shipped live spores of the deadly bacterium because of improper irradiation protocols, a Department of Defense review has found. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021.

undoubtedly caused by the accidental release of aerosolized anthrax spores from the military base. Given the hundreds of tons of anthrax the Sverdlovsk facility could produce, the release of just ...

Big mistake Russia has not maintained the system for mandatory deer vaccination that existed in the Soviet Union Anthrax spores are not destroyed by extreme cold temperatures, and can live for ...

Shortly after the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to media outlets and government officials. Twenty-two people ...

Officials from the government and the United States began discussions Wednesday on how to conduct a joint investigation into ...

According to the U.S.’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people and animals can contract the illness by breathing in anthrax spores or by consuming contaminated food or drink.

One early project, dubbed "Operation Vegetarian," investigated the practicality of dropping linseed cakes containing anthrax bacterial spores over Germany that would kill any cattle that ate them.