Counterterror supplement program
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Humanetics will develop dietary supplements to protect humans from effects of radiation poisoning under an R&D deal with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the firm announced Feb. 8. Humanetics (Minneapolis) and USU's Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute "are currently targeting several compounds - some of which have already been shown to be effective in increasing survival in mice receiving lethal doses of radiation." Products under development will aim to protect the immune system during radiation exposure...