Dealing with the danger of a terrorist anthrax attack

Learning about the anthrax genome can help us deal with the disease.

Anthrax Genome

Drug Development Today and Tomorrow

Pharmacogenomic approaches might make this process more efficient by enabling researchers to:

Diagnose the specific;strain of bacteria

Identify genes involved in the disease

Understand how genes and their products are affected by various drug candidates

Effectively choose target populations to be used in clinical trials

Identify mutants of the virulent bacteria that can be used for vaccines

Develop DNA vaccines

8.Summary question:

In the situation of a suspected terrorist attack, what is the combined recommended treatment to prevent loss of lives? Explain.
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