Scientists have decoded the unique structure and mechanism of a tuberculosis enzyme, paving way for development of new drugs to combat active and latent tuberculosis infections. Barbara Gerratana, assistant chemistry and biochemistry professor in Maryland University College of Chemical and Life Sciences, led the research team, which included her graduate student Melissa Resto and...
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More funds for TB Research
The World Health Organization says more money and better science are urgently needed to rein in new, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis. While TB has been around for a long time and the basic form is treatable, the WHO says the disease still kills more than 1.5 million people every year. About 9 million people...
