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An evolving threat

Nature Medicine volume 14, pages 904–907 (2008)Cite this article

Epidemiologists at the University of Stellenbosch, near Cape Town, South Africa, have assembled a vast collection of tuberculosis strains. With it, they're revealing how drug-resistant strains evolve and spread through human populations. Charlie Schmidt reports.

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