Researchers have discovered that the bacterium that causes leprosy has the ability to reprogram cells to mature into different cell types. Scientists made this discovery when they sought to understand how leprosy spreads around the body. They found that the initial target of the leprosy bacterium - Mycobacterium leprae - is Schwann cells, which forms a part of the peripheral nervous system. The cells were found to completely cover the nerves in such a manner as to ...Monday, 21 January 2013
Leprosy Bacteria Reprograms Cells to Mature into Different Cell Types
Researchers have discovered that the bacterium that causes leprosy has the ability to reprogram cells to mature into different cell types. Scientists made this discovery when they sought to understand how leprosy spreads around the body. They found that the initial target of the leprosy bacterium - Mycobacterium leprae - is Schwann cells, which forms a part of the peripheral nervous system. The cells were found to completely cover the nerves in such a manner as to ...
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