Review of the scientific approaches used during the FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax letters /
Review of the scientific approaches used during the FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax letters /
Committee on Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Bacillus anthracis Mailings ; Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Committee on Science, Technology, and Law, Policy and Global Affairs Division, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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Title from PDF title page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Biology and History of Bacillus anthracis -- Scientific Investigation in a Law Enforcement Case and Description and Timeline of the FBI Scientific Investigation -- Physical and Chemical Analyses -- Microbiological and Genetic Analyses of Material in the Letters -- Comparison of the Material in the Letters with Samples in the FBI Repository -- Bibliography -- Index of Documents Provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Radiocarbon Dating -- The Forensics Potential of Stable Isotope Analysis -- Committee Evaluation of Statistical Analysis Report -- Biographical Information of Committee and Staff -- Appendix A: Appendix B: Appendix C: Appendix D: Index.
Less than a month after the September 11, 2001 attacks, letters containing spores of anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis, or B. anthracis) were sent through the U.S. mail. Between October 4 and November 20, 2001, 22 individuals developed anthrax; 5 of the cases were fatal. During its investigation of the anthrax mailings, the FBI worked with other federal agencies to coordinate and conduct scientific analyses of the anthrax letter spore powders, environmental samples, clinical samples, and samples collected from laboratories that might have been the source of the letter-associated spores. The agency relied on external experts, including some who had developed tests to differentiate among strains of B. anthracis. In 2008, seven years into the investigation, the FBI asked the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct an independent review of the scientific approaches used during the investigation of the 2001 B. anthracis mailings. Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the Anthrax Letters evaluates the scientific foundation for the techniques used by the FBI to determine whether these techniques met appropriate standards for scientific reliability and for use in forensic validation, and whether the FBI reached appropriate scientific conclusions from its use of these techniques. This report reviews and assesses scientific evidence considered in connection with the 2001 Bacillus anthracis mailings.
9780309187190 0309187192 9780309187206 0309187206 128313506X 9781283135061
2011927648
101638931 DNLM 015862429 Uk
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
États-Unis. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Anthrax--United States.
Bioterrorism--United States.
Pustule, Malignant.
Anthrax.
Anthrax
Bioterrorism--history
Bacillus anthracis--pathogenicity
History, 21st Century
Charbon (Maladie)--États-Unis.
Bioterrorisme--États-Unis.
Charbon (Maladie)
Médecine--Histoire--21e siècle.
LAW--Forensic Science.
Anthrax.
Bioterrorism.
United States
United States.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
HV6432 / .N3837 2011eb
363.250973
WC 305
Title from PDF title page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Biology and History of Bacillus anthracis -- Scientific Investigation in a Law Enforcement Case and Description and Timeline of the FBI Scientific Investigation -- Physical and Chemical Analyses -- Microbiological and Genetic Analyses of Material in the Letters -- Comparison of the Material in the Letters with Samples in the FBI Repository -- Bibliography -- Index of Documents Provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Radiocarbon Dating -- The Forensics Potential of Stable Isotope Analysis -- Committee Evaluation of Statistical Analysis Report -- Biographical Information of Committee and Staff -- Appendix A: Appendix B: Appendix C: Appendix D: Index.
Less than a month after the September 11, 2001 attacks, letters containing spores of anthrax bacteria (Bacillus anthracis, or B. anthracis) were sent through the U.S. mail. Between October 4 and November 20, 2001, 22 individuals developed anthrax; 5 of the cases were fatal. During its investigation of the anthrax mailings, the FBI worked with other federal agencies to coordinate and conduct scientific analyses of the anthrax letter spore powders, environmental samples, clinical samples, and samples collected from laboratories that might have been the source of the letter-associated spores. The agency relied on external experts, including some who had developed tests to differentiate among strains of B. anthracis. In 2008, seven years into the investigation, the FBI asked the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct an independent review of the scientific approaches used during the investigation of the 2001 B. anthracis mailings. Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the Anthrax Letters evaluates the scientific foundation for the techniques used by the FBI to determine whether these techniques met appropriate standards for scientific reliability and for use in forensic validation, and whether the FBI reached appropriate scientific conclusions from its use of these techniques. This report reviews and assesses scientific evidence considered in connection with the 2001 Bacillus anthracis mailings.
9780309187190 0309187192 9780309187206 0309187206 128313506X 9781283135061
2011927648
101638931 DNLM 015862429 Uk
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
États-Unis. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Anthrax--United States.
Bioterrorism--United States.
Pustule, Malignant.
Anthrax.
Anthrax
Bioterrorism--history
Bacillus anthracis--pathogenicity
History, 21st Century
Charbon (Maladie)--États-Unis.
Bioterrorisme--États-Unis.
Charbon (Maladie)
Médecine--Histoire--21e siècle.
LAW--Forensic Science.
Anthrax.
Bioterrorism.
United States
United States.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
HV6432 / .N3837 2011eb
363.250973
WC 305