South Korea has developed the world’s first recombinant protein-based anthrax vaccine, a major step toward self-sufficiency ...

HWASUN, July 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has developed the world's first recombinant protein-based anthrax vaccine, a major ...

Korea has developed the world's first recombinant protein-based anthrax vaccine, a major step toward self-sufficiency that ...

Two men, clad head to toe in protective gear, examine a monitor as they converse. On the screen is a fermentor holding 400 liters of a genetically transformed strain, ...

The protective antigen (PA) component of the anthrax toxin forms pores within the low pH environment of host endosomes through mechanisms that are poorly understood. It has been proposed that pore ...

Anthrax toxin, an essential virulence factor of Bacillus anthracis, elicits many of the symptoms associated with the disease, and is responsible for death. The toxin is composed of a cell-binding ...

Poisonous birds contain far less toxin than the golden poison frog, which carries enough batrachotoxin to kill 10 grown men. The hooded pitohui—the most toxic avian species—isn’t lethal when ...

Prior to the advent of antibiotics, anthrax was treated by passive immunization with animal antisera. [2, 14] This practice indicated an important role for antibodies in protecting against the ...

Thanks to funding by the U.S. National Science Foundation, scientists have developed a new way for removing PFAS from drinking water. PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and often ...

Levels of the toxin microcystin have been detected in Lake Erie weeks earlier than usual, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Microcystin is a group of toxins ...

Garrett Moots, right, a doctoral student studying ecology and organismal biology, led research into algal toxins and beach sands with Dr. Von Sigler, left, a professor of environmental microbiology.

Similar to ‘forever chemical’ PFAS, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs)—often found in textiles and PVC products—are toxins that can take a long time to breakdown in the environment ...