Does DNA hold the key to improving drug-resistant TB treatment?
As drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis emerge, scientists are looking at the DNA mutations behind the disease to find better treatments.
Alex Pym is an Investigator at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB-HIV (K-RITH), and Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology at the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal.