Could the Press Grow a Spine?

In article ,
(Fred the Red Shirt) wrote:



How about botulinum toxin? We found no facilites for producing
botulinum toxin. One doctor came forward with a specimin of the
botulinum baccilus that he had been keeping at home. There are
about a half dozen varieties of this bacilus.

It would be more correct to say there are six forms of the toxin, A-G.
There could well be more than one substrain that produces the same
toxin.

All produce highly toxic material.

Not all botulinus toxins affect humans, or have a very low incidence of
affecting humans -- especially C&D.

The toxins they produce vary in toxicity by a
factor of about 100. The least toxic of these is used theraputically,

No, the most toxic is Type A, which is also the active ingredient in the
therapeutic drug Botox.

one supposes that he best choice for WMDs would be the most toxic
variety. The specimen the doctor had was of the least toxic
variety.

That being said, I have seen no reports indicating weaponization after
1991.

HB wrote among other things:

No, the most toxic is Type A, which is also the active ingredient in the
therapeutic drug Botox.


Jeeze guys! Can we leave Kerry out of this one?

Oxmoron1

Howard Berkowitz wrote in message ...
In article ,
(Fred the Red Shirt) wrote:



The least toxic of these is used theraputically,

No, the most toxic is Type A, which is also the active ingredient in the
therapeutic drug Botox.

Thanks.

But: http://www.cignamedicare.com/partb/l...u/96-003-1.htm

tells us that A and B are both approved by the FDA for theraputic
use.

Here is a more comprehensive overview:

http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic216.htm

--

FF