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> October 12, 2001:
Special Segment: Anthrax Attacks
Talk of the Nation: Science Friday was pre-empted this week for special
coverage from NPR News. As part of this coverage, Ira Flatow and guests
discussed the investigation into the cases of anthrax in Florida and
New York, efforts to develop electronic sensors to rapidly detect biological
and chemical warfare agents, and efforts to develop an antidote to anthrax.
Guests:
Martin Hugh-Jones
Professor, Epidemiology and public health
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
John Collier
Professor, Microbiology and molecular genetics
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Christopher W. Aston
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
New York Univerity
New York, New York
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
NPR
News Coverage: Anthrax
CDC information
on anthrax
IEEE
Spectrum: Biological Warfare Canaries
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