'Survival gene' stops strains of TB mutating into deadly 'superbugs'

Friday, January 27, 2017 - 13:31 in Biology & Nature

A newly found 'survival gene' stops strains of TB mutating into deadly 'superbugs,' outlines a new report. The discovery of a gene called NucS that dramatically reduces mutation rates in mycobacteria -- the infectious microbe which causes tuberculosis (TB).

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