Scientists Could Turn Natural Enzyme into Defense against Man-Made Nerve Agents (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/CounterACT_Tawfik_PON1.htm - broken link) (NIH/NINDS Press Release)
More information at
"Enzyme Might Hold Key to Countering Nerve Agents" at NTI Global Security Newswire
and
Gupta RD et al. “Directed evolution of hydrolases for prevention of G-type nerve agent intoxication.” Nature Chemical Biology, February 2011, Vol. 7, pp. 65-125.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217689
This work is supported by a research program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NINDS) called the Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats Program (CounterACT). To learn more about this extremely important program, see their website at
www.ninds.nih.gov/counteract (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/counteract - broken link)
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