Mutation makes bubonic plague more lethal
Monday, May 5, 2008 - 13:21
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO, May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say bubonic plague bacteria might be more virulent than other illness-causing bacteria because of a genetic mutation.
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