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Bioterrorism is a scary thought, but is the government going too far?  A vaccine against anthrax may be a bit much, especially testing it on children.

Bioterrorism is something we need to be more aware of in this day in age. The knowledge about the potential affects these agents have needs to be made more public in order for protection against them.

Researchers have applied knowledge about bacteria phages in order to develop a new antibiotic. They studied the enzyme 2-epimerase, which controls the formation Bacillus anthracis cell wall. Researchers used an inhibitory molecule that would bind to the allosteric site* site of this enzyme. They tested this antibiotic called Epimerox in mice infected with Ballcillus anthracis and found that it protected the mice from anthrax. It also showed that the bacteria did not develop a resistance to this inhibitory molecule. Although this is just a start, it could change so much in the quest for effective antibiotics!