Mutant gene lessens devastation of flesh-eating bacteria

Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 12:28 in Health & Medicine

Scientists recently discovered a simple gene mutation that decreases the chance people will get a flesh-eating disease called necrotizing fasciitis. Further, they proved that inactivating this section of the gene lessens the devastating disease in humans.

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