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Published online 24 October 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news011025-9
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Identification of the cellular receptor for the anthrax toxin
Researchers find two new leads for anti-anthrax drugs.
As fears over bioterrorism attacks spiral, researchers are making progress towards better anthrax drugs - but these are unlikely to reach the drugstore soon.
Of ten confirmed anthrax cases in the United States by Monday, four have been of the severe, inhaled form against which antibiotics often fail.
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