Archive for August 2011
Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty
I recently attended the Urquhart Clan event in Scotland celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty who was born in 1611 in Cromarty. After attending King’s College of the University of Aberdeen, he toured Europe until 1636. Charles I knighted him after he joined a Royalist uprising. In…
Read MoreTularemia as a biological weapon
Tularemia is a bacterial disease caused by Francisella tularensis. It occurs primarily in North America and Eurasia. Spread does not occur from human to human. The disease is contracted by contact with infected animals, eating infected meat, and from arthropod bites. During WWII, the Japanese infected prisoners of war with the organism for research purposes…
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