Anthrax

Part 1: Anthrax, Ebola and other pathogens could be steps away from residents in the environmental justice community of Roxbury, Massachusetts; that’s if the plan for a new, high-security biolab is approved for Boston University’s Medical Center. Officials there say the lab would be airtight, and that researchers wearing moon suits would essentially be working […]

Because the early symptoms of anthrax can mirror those of the flu, some officials say everyone should get a flu shot. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that’s bad advice. Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports.

The Department of Justice said yesterday that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was the sole person responsible for anthrax deaths in 2001. New documents in the investigation have been made public. View and discuss the documents in the case of Bruce Ivins, suspect in the 2001 anthrax mailings. Guest: Scott Shane, The New York Times

The case of former Army scientist Bruce Ivins and his suspected link to the anthrax killings has many Americans wondering just how difficult it would be to launch an anthrax attack.