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Animal Research Minute - Salmonella is a food pathogen that can cause serious illness, but could it also help fight disease? | | | Program 3889 (download mp3)
Posted on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 |
Well according to Scientific American, new research suggests Salmonella could be used for antiviral treatments. Scientists think they could disarm the harmful qualities of Salmonella and use it as a vehicle to deliver treatments to the body. In a recent study, scientists gave altered Salmonella to mice and found it prevented the mice from becoming infected with cytomegalovirus – a very dangerous virus for which there is no vaccine. This research with mice is helping scientists discover how bacteria, such as Salmonella, can be used to treat illness in people.
Read more: http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=new-salmonella-strain-delivers-gene-2011-02-08
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