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U-M Researchers Identify Potential Target for Anthrax Drug

ANN ARBOR, Mich–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012.  Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified new targets for drugs that could potentially treat anthrax, the deadly infection caused by Bacillus anthracis.

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The team, led by David Sherman, a faculty member at the U-M Life Sciences Institute and a professor in the departments of medicinal chemistry, chemistry, and microbiology and immunology, found a new way to block the bacteria’s ability to capture iron, which is vital to its…

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