What Is Wrong With Grains. In 2003, the Human Genome Project showed that most of the time our genes are not the cause of the diseases we see in modern times. It was believed that there had to be 100,000 genes to encode our DNA, one gene for each of the 100,000+ proteins in the human body.
Bacillus Anthracis. By Robert Spicuzza. Background: This image provided by the Microbe library. Bacillus anthracis is a gram-positive spore-forming rod. It was the first bacterium to be used to prove that bacteria caused diseases, when Robert Koch (1877) produced anthrax spores and injected them into animals.Bacillus anthracis is a commonly found in soil of grazing areas.his image provided by the Microbe library. Encounter: Bacillus anthracis is commonly found in soil in low amounts. It effects livestock and can be transmitted to humans through improper handing of an infected animal or by eating undercooked meat from the animal.
1 Bacillus anthracis spores can live in soil for many years. Humans can become infected with anthrax by handling products from infected animals or by inhaling anthrax spores from contaminated animal products.  Anthrax can also be spread by eating undercooked meat from infected animals.