For some 50 years, a small island just off the Scottish coast was declared off limits after it was the site of deadly wartime experiments.

A deadly cloud drifts over Sverdlovsk, releasing a Soviet bioweapon into the air. Anthrax spores infect the city, causing a devastating outbreak that the USSR tried to keep a secret.

CDC scientists were studying the bacteria in a high-level biosecurity lab and then transferred the samples to three ... determined to have been in the labs or hallways at the time live anthrax was ...

New work published in Nature indicates that Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, targets dendritic cells (DCs) and the adaptive immune response as an immune-evasion strategy.

If anthrax is not identified and treated promptly, it can cause pneumonia, serious lung issues, breathing difficulties, shock, and death. Symptoms of the infection include flu-like symptoms like ...