Researchers discover how infectious bacteria can switch species
Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 09:35
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans. Their findings could in the future lead to new vaccines and anti-bacterial drugs.
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