Laboratory rats gain weight when they eat it.
Spray it on your lawn and the grass will thrive. James R. Baker Jr. , M.D., professor of internal medicine and director of the Center for Biologic Nanotechnology in the U-M Medical School, directed the research study. BCTP's effectiveness against anthrax spores is especially significant, because they are so difficult to kill. Their tough outer coat is resistant to disinfectants, freezing, drought, virtually anything we can throw at them. Spores can survive in the environment for many years and still generate live bacteria when given the right combination of water, nutrients and temperature.