'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).