January 7, 2005

All Terrorists Great and Small

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

Veterinary schools train students to help spot and prevent bioterrorism

In the wildlife clinic at Tufts University's veterinary school, Mark Pokras is slicing into the stomach of a North Atlantic seabird to see whether it might have succumbed to environmental or biological toxins. After getting past the snowy-white feathers of the emaciated gannet (similar to a pelican), he pokes around for signs of poisoning or accidental ingestion of foreign objects, like lead fishing sinkers or

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