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Biologists Program E. Coli To Patrol For Pathogens

Posted by Soulskill on from the working-on-method-to-send-it-back-in-time-to-kill-john-connor dept.

MTorrice writes "When hospital patients develop nasty, antibiotic-resistant infections, the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is often the culprit. In a new approach to killing the pathogen, researchers genetically modified harmless Escherichia coli bacteria to detect and destroy P. aeruginosa. The E. coli spot a specific chemical released by the pathogen and then secrete a toxin to kill it (abstract)."

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  1. Re:Umm, this is founded by the us military by cold+fjord · · Score: 3, Interesting

    That is a great post, very informative.

    For anyone that's interested, here are a few links about medical advances linked to armed conflict.

    Medical legacy forged by war
    Medical Advances Save Lives in Combat
    Medical Treatment Advances Help Injured Soldiers

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