Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 16:10
in Biology & Nature
Within each strand of DNA lies the blueprint for building an organism, along with the keys to its evolution and survival. These genetic instructions can give valuable insight into why pathogens like Cryptococcus neoformans—a fungus responsible for a million cases of pneumonia and meningitis every year—are so malleable and dangerous.