Inhibitors Of Important Tuberculosis Survival Mechanism Identified
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Attempts to eradicate tuberculosis are stymied by the fact that the disease-causing bacteria have a sophisticated mechanism for surviving dormant in infected cells. Now, a team of scientists has identified compounds that inhibit that mechanism -- without damaging human cells -- which could lead to the design of new anti-TB drugs.