Environment
The 'polluted monster' island that once tested biological weapons
As the site of anthrax biological weapons testing during World War II, Gruinard Island in Scotland was abandoned for decades.
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Environment
'Decode' the deadliest island on Earth, no one dares to enter
Vozrozhdeniya became the deadliest island on Earth after the appearance of tons of deadly diseases like anthrax, as well as other strange diseases.
Health
Anthrax toxin could be key to new pain therapies
The toxin of the disease can be deadly but works to block the sensation of pain Anthrax toxins include several molecules secreted by anthrax bacteria.
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'Key' to disabling pain transmission
New research has demonstrated how an edema toxin selectively targets and deactivates pain-transmitting neurons in the dorsal dorsal ganglion of the spinal cord.
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Scorpion bombs and deadly biological weapons
The Islamic State (IS) is using scorpion bombs to wreak psychological shame. Historically, many types of biological bombs were used to kill people.
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Anthrax bacteria - scary biological weapons!
The most common form of infection in humans is through skin contact, when anthrax spores enter the body at open wounds.
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The dead island is suspected to be a test site for Soviet biological weapons
In the sea between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan there is an island named Vozrozhdeniya, that is
Animal world
More than 100 dead hippos are suspected of being anthrax in Namibia
The corpses of hippos stretched like balls floating scattered along the river in Namibia park, shocking many people.
Animal world
Russia destroyed 250,000 reindeer to prevent anthrax
250,000 reindeer in the Yamalo-Nenet region, Russia will be destroyed before Christmas due to the risk of anthrax infection.
Environment
5 dangerous diseases that attack humanity due to climate change
Development science helps people prevent many dangerous diseases. But, climate change is generating new deadly diseases.
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Close up of beautiful deadly bacteria surprised
There are dangerous types of deadly germs that cannot be seen with the naked eye, but when viewed with a microscope, the structure is surprisingly beautiful. They look l…
Medicine - Health
Preparation of vaccine for smallpox and anthrax
US scientists say they have successfully prepared a vaccine
Medicine - Health
Tested to prove that the spray anthrax vaccine is highly effective
According to a study published in Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, a new anthrax vaccine to prevent anthrax is proven to have better, more efficient protection against w…
Medicine - Health
Indonesia: 20 people fell ill from eating anthrax meat
A village on the island of Flores, Indonesia, has been quarantined because about 20 people fell ill after eating charred meat buffalo, an official said.
Medicine - Health
Vaccines against anthrax
Israel claims to have successfully developed an anti-anthrax vaccine in an eight-year, top-secret research program, conducted on hundreds of volunteer soldiers.