BiodefenseEducation.org: Ricin

Ricin - Vaccine for ricin toxin developed at Detrick lab

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 09:28:31 GMT

Fort Detrick Standard - Since 1989, toxin experts at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have worked on finding a vaccine to combat ricin exposure.

Ricin - Ricin terror gang 'planned to unleash terror on the Heathrow Express'

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 10:52:43 GMT

Daily Telegraph - A poison attack planned by al-Qa'eda-trained operatives was aimed at the busy Heathrow Express rail link and would have been "our September 11", the Metropolitan Police has revealed.

Ricin - London Ricin Finding Called a False Positive

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:21:51 GMT

Washington Post - The claim that traces of the deadly poison ricin had been found in the London apartment of alleged al Qaeda operatives, first broadcast around the world in early January 2003, has been proved wrong, a senior British official said yesterday.

Ricin - Killer jailed over poison plot

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:59:30 GMT

BBC - An al-Qaeda suspect who stabbed to death a policeman has been jailed for 17 years for plotting to spread ricin and other poisons on the UK's streets.

More from The Times - How high street poison plot ended in a bedsit bloodbath .

Ricin - Florida man faces bioweapon charge

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:08:11 GMT

CNN - An Ocala, Florida, man was arrested by the FBI after they found the biotoxin ricin in his possession in the home he shares with his mother.

Ricin - Human trial of ricin vaccine planned in Texas

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 21:58:16 GMT

CIDRAP - Human testing of an experimental vaccine against the deadly toxin ricin will begin early next year at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Ricin - Protein Vaccine Fully Protects Mice From Lethal Aerosol Challenge With Ricin Toxin

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:05:22 GMT

Science Daily [Protein Engineering, Design, and Selection] - Scientists have developed an experimental vaccine against ricin, a potential biological threat agent, which fully protected mice from aerosol challenge with lethal doses of the toxin. The study was performed at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.

Ricin - Man arrested for making ricin

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:45:04 GMT

Reuters - An American has been arrested for producing ricin in his home.

Ricin - Ricin Attack Was Ignored by USPS

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 11:03:30 GMT

Insight - A look at the irresponsible manner in which the US Postal System handled the ricin attacks this February.

Ricin - Vaccine may combat ricin attack

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:18:10 GMT

BBC - US scientists have developed a vaccine for an inhaled form of the lethal toxin ricin.

Ricin - Investigators struggle with ricin probe

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:48:44 GMT

Associated Press - No leads yet in the ricin investigation.