Parasitic worm genome uncovers potential drug targets

Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 11:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have identified five enzymes that are essential to the survival of a parasitic worm that infects livestock worldwide and is a great threat to global food security. Two of these proteins are already being studied as potential drug targets against other pathogens.

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