Arizona State Univeristy's Biodesign Institute

2012 | Best Hope for Surviving a Nerve Gas Attack

Today, if you are exposed to nerve gas -- like the sarin used in the notorious 1995 Tokyo subway attacks -- the best that anyone can do for you is administer a cocktail of drugs that may keep your heart beating long enough for the gas to wear off on its own. The drugs themselves are dangerous, and they do not stop any of the damage that nerve gas causes. But researchers at Mor Lab at ASU are working to change all that using genetically engineered plants and a blender that would... More »