How Mycobacterium tuberculosis safeguards itself from foreign DNA

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), ...

TB harnesses part of immune defense system to cause infection, study finds

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB ...
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What to know about tuberculosis services offered by Louisville's TB health department

Since 2021, Kentucky has had 118 confirmed cases of TB, according to information from Louisville's health department.
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Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), ...

'Zombies' star Meg Donnelly is enjoying her Broadway debut, on and off stage

Meg Donnelly, an actress who stars in the Disney Channel "Zombies" movies, chats with USA TODAY about her Broadway debut in ...
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New method measures how effectively antibiotics kill bacteria

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...
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Sweet Deception: How Mycobacteria Exploit Immune Receptors to Survive

A sugar on mycobacteria binds to the immune receptor dectin-1 on host macrophages, helping the bacteria survive and driving ...

Single-cell testing shows which antibiotics actually kill bacteria, not just stop growth

Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory ...