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To: caly who wrote (9)	9/28/1998 11:57:00 PM
From: Edradour	Respond to of 38

There's too close focus on it's use to counter anthrax (we don't see too much of that up here). Since it neutralizes viruses, it might also be developed into a counter agent for the annual flu season and other common uses? That could be a very successful mass market product. Who would buy it: NOX might produce and market it themselves, or if they're a smaller firm might more likely sell the rights and/or royalties to one of the larger drug firms. It'll be interesting to hear more about their testing. -Andy

To: caly who wrote (9)	9/29/1998 3:06:00 PM
From: Madeleine Harrison	Respond to of 38

Hi Callie, TOL is showing the story discussed in a publication called Health News: NEW AGENT DESTROYS ANTHRAX: A new anti-microbial agent that looks like skim milk shows preliminary promise in fighting one of Earth's deadliest bacteria _ anthrax. University of Michigan scientist Michael Hayes said at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in San Diego there's experimental evidence that BCTP can destroy anthrax spores both in a culture dish and in mice exposed to anthrax through a skin incision. Dr. D. Craig Wright, chief research scientist at Novavax, Inc. in Rockville, Md., who developed the agent, says the material is made of water, soybean oil, Triton X 100 detergent and the solvent tri-n-butyl phosphate. ''One of the most remarkable characteristics of this material is its ability to rapidly destroy a wide variety of dangerous bacteria and viruses, while remaining non- toxic to people, animals or the environment,'' Hayes says. The scientists say BCTP's effectiveness against anthrax spores is especially significant because they are so difficult to kill. --Madly