Significant breakthrough in study of chlamydia
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
A breakthrough in the study of chlamydia genetics could open the way to new treatments and the development of a vaccine for this sexually transmitted disease. For decades research progress has been hampered because scientists have been prevented from fully understanding these bacteria as they have been unable to manipulate the genome of Chlamydia trachomatis.