{"product_id":"review-of-the-scientific-approaches-national-research-council-9780309187190","title":"Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the Fbi's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eLess 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eReview of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the Anthrax Letters \u003c\/em\u003eevaluates 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science Technology and Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309187192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309187190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 111","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064839876863,"sku":"9780309187190","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffb643ea-3467-45f0-aabc-39a529904b21.jpg?v=1768671381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/review-of-the-scientific-approaches-national-research-council-9780309187190","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}