Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial 'suicide' mechanism

Monday, February 18, 2019 - 15:12 in Health & Medicine

The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed by a toxin they produce unless it is neutralized by an antidote protein. The scientists are now seeking to appropriate this 'suicide' mechanism for therapeutic purposes.

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