http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1376 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1376/comment-page-1#comment-8380 Blog@Newsarama » Meanwhile… Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:27:23 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1376#comment-8380 [...] Scott from Polite Dissent analyzes the use of anthrax in Animal Man: Anthrax is a disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a rod shaped bacteria. When exposed to harsh conditions, the bacteria forms a spore that can survive for decades. When this spore enters an animal or human body, it rapidly comes to life and begins reproducing and pumping out potent toxins. Thankfully, anthrax is a rare disease is humans, though it has become notorious for its potential as a biological warfare agent. [...] [...] Scott from Polite Dissent analyzes the use of anthrax in Animal Man: Anthrax is a disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a rod shaped bacteria. When exposed to harsh conditions, the bacteria forms a spore that can survive for decades. When this spore enters an animal or human body, it rapidly comes to life and begins reproducing and pumping out potent toxins. Thankfully, anthrax is a rare disease is humans, though it has become notorious for its potential as a biological warfare agent. [...]

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