Killing invading bacteria that cause tuberculosis (IMAGE)

University of Ottawa

Killing invading bacteria that cause tuberculosis

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A research team led by Dr. Jim Sun at uOttawa has designed and synthesized an all-new chemical compound that can potentially super-power our immune cells to kill invading bacteria that cause tuberculosis. Illustration by Sanjeevani Kumar, Translational and Molecular Medicine student in Dr. Sun’s lab.

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