World & Nation
Eight sentries are on constant guard against the poisoning of Fort Detrick’s water supply.
April 14, 2002
Army officials acknowledged that the United States made 5,000 bombs to drop deadly anthrax spores on Germany in World War II, but disputed a historian’s claim that the bombs were loaded and shipped to England.
Jan. 14, 1987
Opinion
A graph of the spread of fake news -- conspiracy theories, propaganda and disinformation -- would likely run parallel to that of the coronavirus itself.
April 11, 2020
Archives
* Visual Eyes of Westlake Village won a $630,588 contract from the Army (Fort Detrick, Md.) for research, design development and the producing of all aspects of medical-research training and communication programs.
Nov. 8, 1994
China is accusing the Biden administration of playing politics in calling for a renewed investigation into the origin of the coronavirus.
May 27, 2021
Disease: Treating birds may hold key to stopping malady’s spread, he says, especially if medication can be given in food.
Oct. 14, 2001
Science & Medicine
Probe: Confused labeling led to bacteria, which came from Texas, being called “Ames strain.”
Feb. 10, 2002
The U.S. military began serious investigations of biological warfare (BW) early in World War II and continued them after the defeat of Japan, mainly at Ft.
May 8, 1988
Scientists at Scripps Research Institute have been awarded a $2-million grant by the U.S.
July 8, 1992
Probe: Bacterium from Utah facility has not been linked to tainted mail.
Dec. 12, 2001