He was learning how to identify hot agents by eye, by looking at photographs of the particles.
In the course of trying to identify therapeutic agents for this disease two recent studies have shown benefit with bismuth preparations.
"We've been working ever since 9/11 with federal law enforcement and health agencies to identify possible agents that might be used in the future."
Fast and relatively simple biochemical tests can be used to identify infectious agents.
Such documents never identify agents by name and are supposed to be drafted in a way that obscures the source of the information.
The project was geared to identifying agents both synthetic and natural that were effective during interrogation.
One makes it a crime for people with authorized access to classified information - government officials, not journalists - to identify covert agents.
It also wanted him to identify other agents of West German and American intelligence.
Other microscopic procedures may also aid in identifying infectious agents.
His sensitivity to not identifying undercover agents made for a positive relationship.