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Gene Researchers Unravel Streptococcus

Posted by timothy on from the necrotizing-fasciitis-is-bad dept.

cornflux writes: "Seems like every day they're 'cracking' the genetic code for something. Tuesday was the day for the genus Streptococcus, which causes the lovely illness we call strep throat. ABCNews.com has the story." From the article: "The bacteria cause thousands of human illnesses each year, including strep throat, impetigo, pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome, blood poisoning, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever and a flesh-eating disease called necrotizing fasciitis."

4 comments

  1. Genome sequencing link. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3
    There seems to be more whole genome sequencing announcements every day.

    The other day I found a nice listing of them at www-fp.mcs.anl.gov/~gaasterland/genomes.html

  2. Interesting... by Diplomat73 · · Score: 1

    "Researchers obtained a strain of the germ through a wound on a patient who had a serious infection. They grew the strain, isolated its DNA, then used computers to sequence the genetic code".
    How interesting. SO let me get this straght, they sacrafice a patent for the good of science. Whats next, sacriface many humans for the good of politics?

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    1. Re:Interesting... by kcelery · · Score: 1

      Only the germs are sacrificed not the human. **sigh***

  3. Strep by Cheese_isgood · · Score: 1

    Hopefully this means they won't have to use those annoying cotton swabs that they stick down your throat any more!

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