Gene against bacterial attack unravelled

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 10:28 in Biology & Nature

Dutch researcher Joost Wiersinga from AMC Medical Center in Amsterdam has unravelled a genetic defense mechanism against the lethal bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei. The research is the next step towards a vaccine against this bacterium suitable for bioweapons.

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