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Archive Home > 2001 > November > 22 > Chemica is modifying TB drug

Chemica is modifying TB drug

Bend company works to handle various new strains of the disease

By Lisa Rosetta / The Bulletin
November 22, 2001

Viewed under a souped-up microscope, tiny, capsule-like rods of tuberculosis don't appear to be what they really are: tough old microorganisms that have ravaged people since the Stone Age.

The TB bacterium has proved to be a formidable adversary, as new strains have evolved that are unresponsive....

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