Simple screen can help isolate virulent parts of pathogenic bacteria gene structures
Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have developed a new approach to studying potentially deadly disease-causing bacteria which could help speed up the process of finding vaccines. The scientists have pioneered a simple screen which can help isolate the virulent parts of the gene structures of pathogenic bacteria. The screen allows researchers to simultaneously run thousands of tests where genes from the pathogen are pitted against the human blood cells that normally attack them.