Scientists have identified the protein that enables the anthrax toxin to attach to cells and trigger disease. Meanwhile, other researchers have mapped the molecular structure of the toxin component that does most of the damage to cells.
The findings, slated for release in the Nov. 8 issue of Nature, were unveiled this week as infections from letter-borne anthrax spores continue to crop up across the eastern United States.
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