As the US sees its highest number of measles cases in decades and vaccination rates fall, researchers are developing drugs to help those who contract the virus or who are particularly vulnerable. Up until recently, measles vaccination has been so effective that there's been little medical or financial incentive to develop treatments for the disease. But as measles cases hit a 35-year high and vaccination rates continue to decline in the US, a handful of biotech companies and academic groups have started working on measles treatments for those infected with the virus as well as vulnerable individuals needing short-term protection. It will likely be years, however, before these countermeasures are available, and it's even more uncertain if those who refuse vaccines would take such treatments. Fueled by large outbreaks in South Carolina and Utah, the US had already surpassed last year's 2,289 measles cases, and it's only July.

In "Biological War," Annie Jacobsen imagines society collapsing from a man-made plague--part of a wave of such prophecies. But what do we miss when we try to predict the future? In the fall of 1989, a select group of Soviet scientists was summoned to Obolensk, a secluded municipality on Moscow's periphery, and gathered at what appeared to be an insane asylum to discuss a pioneering technique for mass murder. If someone had been observing the institutional activity from space--a distinctly non-theoretical possibility--they might have seen a shuffle of patients roaming the grounds or playing volleyball in their pajamas. These were actors, hired to play the disturbed as a cover story for something even more disturbing. The eight-story glass building at the center of the complex, which had putatively been devoted to vaccine manufacturing, was in fact a highly classified defense facility. Its remit was called, or "biological preparations"--what one participant later described as "the most ambitious Soviet arms program since the development of the hydrogen bomb." The most recent experiments there had at last demonstrated the viability of a weapon that could wipe out entire enemy populations without leaving a scratch on their infrastructure. It was a pathogen genetically engineered to spread within hours, to kill within days, and to resist all existing treatment.

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Trump turns Correspondents' Dinner into merciless drubbing of his foes as he trolls press with pitch for'FOURTH TERM' Donald Trump's son Barron faces calls for probe over alleged links to arrested'manosphere' influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate Inside new life of Lindsay Clancy's husband and fertility doctor wife: Family reveals touching texts, intimate wedding details and happy photos... as ex stands trial for murder of their three children Republican candidate's'Christian family values' image cracks as campaign is caught following explicit profiles, including underage girls Why Ella Langley's meteoric rise has Taylor Swift worried: Insiders reveal new queen of country's cunning plan to dethrone pop's biggest star Former ESPN star Ryan Clark breaks down in tears as he opens up on shock firing... and takes aim at network execs during emotional interview Family of eight including six kids dead in Michigan beach house fire - as cops investigate'suspicious' blaze Truth about the'closeted conservative gay mafia running Washington': KENNEDY lists the real power players... and exposes a truly insidious plot Woman accused of stealing another passenger's first class seat on American Airlines flight from NYC to LA because hers wouldn't recline Florida woman's emotional reunion with her cat seven months after he was rescued from squalid hoarder house My husband's mortifying bedroom demand has left me in a state. I thought our sex life was good... now I fear what he's getting up to behind my back The $3 supplement that can turbo-charge your weight loss... and even outperform Mounjaro: Experts reveal eye-opening study that shows how drug-free pill can boost slimming by 600 per cent California chain recently named the BEST fast food restaurant in the country and it's not In-N-Out Scientists develop a'ghost font' that only humans can read - and it leaves even the most advanced AI bots baffled With AI now ingrained in everything from fitness trackers to dating apps, knowing who - or what - can access your private messages is becoming increasingly difficult. But help is at hand, as scientists have developed a new anti-AI font. Dubbed the'Ghost Font', the font writes messages using motion. 'Using a combination of motion, video, noise, and decoys, it's a unique way to share a message with other real humans,' explained its developer, Eric Lu. 'I suppose technically, it's not a font in the traditional sense of a TTF font file.

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