Hundreds of Potential New Drug Targets Discovered for Tuberculosis - Technology Networks

A new study maps the methods by which <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (Mtb) bacteria shrug off antibiotics, revealing hundreds of drug targets that could strip this pathogen of its notorious resistances.

Tuberculosis is a stubborn disease, born of yet more stubborn microbes. While many bacterial infections resolve within days of starting antibiotics, tuberculosis often refuses to budge for around six… [+5744 chars]

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