Superbug Gene

Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Gene Hits Japan

AP | SHINO YUASA | Posted 05.25.2011

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TOKYO — Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs,...

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New Superbug Gene Could Spread Worldwide, Doctors Warn

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, NDM-1 Superbug, India, Superbug, E Coli, Drug Resistant, Science, Genetics, British Scientists Discover Superbug, Bacteria, Superbug Gene, Ndm-1, Ndm-1 Gene, World News

LONDON — People traveling to India for medical procedures have brought back to Britain a new gene that allows any bacteria to become a superbug,...

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