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According to the conventional wisdom about anthrax, it takes 8,000 to 10,000 spores to trigger a case of inhalational anthrax. And while the letter that arrived at Senator Tom Daschle's office probably contained billions of spores, they would have to be aerosolized first--puffed into an inhalable cloud. That's easy enough to do in an envelope if there is even a small opening and enough pressure, such as that generated by a mail-sorting machine. Any gaps in the tape that sealed the Daschle letter, or even the porosity of the envelope, therefore, could explain...
...STRESS? Stress may not always be the killer it's cracked up to be. Researchers find that deadlines, public speaking and other stressful challenges can--when they are met and conquered--trigger the production of immunoglobulins, a type of protein that strengthens the immune system. On the other hand, stress you can't do anything about, like the anxiety caused by continual replays of the World Trade Center attack, diminishes immunoglobulin production and weakens the immune system...
...while, scenes of 12-year-olds skipping along with Kalashnikovs slung over their shoulders seem almost normal. If Afghanistan is ever to settle into peace, these children will have the hardest time adjusting to a place where people don't resolve political squabbles with the pull of a trigger. "One of the most difficult things to change in our country is the younger generation's mind-set," says Abdullah Farazi, who helps feed orphans living in a refugee camp near the frontline town of Dast-e-Qale. "How can we convince them that this thing called peace is better than...
...least one major anthrax accident in the Soviet biowarfare program that killed scores of Russians--though that wouldn't stop the suicidally minded. And then there's something else for germ warriors to think about: an attack on Americans, if traced back to a state sponsor, could trigger nuclear retaliation, as the U.S. quietly made clear to Saddam during the Gulf...
...teachings of the Koran are incompatible with acts of terrorism. But acting largely out of fear that support for America would trigger a fundamentalist backlash, Saudi Arabia—our “ally”—has refused to block terrorist assets. “It is time for the United States and Saudi Arabia to look at their separate interests,” the Saudi crown prince wrote to President George W. Bush last week, offering a revealing glimpse of the Saudi sentiment. “Those governments that don’t feel the pulse...