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Study casts doubt on provocative tuberculosis theory

Posted on December 22, 2009 by A

Researchers fail to find that TB cells form spores and go dormant MAYWOOD, Ill. — The tuberculosis bacterium is an insidious germ that can lie dormant for many years, then suddenly emerge and cause potentially fatal disease. Earlier this year, … Continue reading →

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