How Anthrax Kills: Toxins Damage Liver and Heart

Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Infection with anthrax is deadly, but it isn't the bacteria themselves that kill. Rather, the toxins the bacteria produce damage human cells. Now a new study in animals sheds light on exactly which cells are damaged by anthrax toxins.

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