Rattlesnake-type poisons used by superbug bacteria to beat our defences
Monday, September 8, 2008 - 10:35
in Health & Medicine
Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences, scientists heard today (Monday 8 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin...
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