04-03-2008, 10:38 PM
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Height: | Survival Of The Fattest: TB Accumulates Fat To Survive, And To Spread (Science Daily) Quote: Survival Of The Fattest: TB Accumulates Fat To Survive, And To Spread (Science Daily)
Medical scientists have made an important discovery on TB. They have identified for the first time that the TB bug lays down body fat that may help it survive passing from one person to another and, in the process, the bacteria increase their resistance to the action of anti-TB drugs. This finding challenges the established view that the TB bacteria coughed up in sputum by infected individuals ... published Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:22:39 GMT More... | Have a read of the article and post your comments here.
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