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Can Anthrax Be Controlled?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the little-glass-hotels dept.

coolphysco1010 writes "Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin discovered why lung, but not skin, anthrax infections are lethal. Neutrophils, a form of white blood cells, play a key role in anthrax infections. This discovery might now pave the way towards the development of new therapies for the fatal lung form of anthrax."

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  1. Great news! by Propagandhi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Man, this is a load of my back. I've been really worried about contracting it lately. I'm sure I speak for all of slashdot when I say how glad I am that my chance of dieing of Anthrax (some pathetic fraction of a percent) may someday be even closer to zero!

  2. Can Anthrax Be Controlled? by Evro · · Score: 5, Funny

    Boy, am I glad this wasn't in the "Ask Slashdot" section...

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  3. ANTHRAX can be stopped by zrk · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's simple, just power off their amps, block off the stage, leave the Green M&Ms in the mix backstage, However, as Twisted Sister sez, You Can't Stop Rock And Roll

  4. Re:Who cares? by derrith · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only half of us will, those with strong immune systems!. It's times like these that make me glad I'm a skinny, pale, asthmatic nerd living in my parents basement. No vector for infection there!

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