Leprosy spreads by reprogramming nerve cells into migratory stem cells

Micrograph of Mycobacterium leprae (red) taken from a leprosy skin lesion. Photograph: CDC/Public domain.

The micro-organism that causes leprosy spreads by a physique by converting haughtiness cells into branch cells with roving properties, according to investigate published currently in a biography Cell. The new commentary could urge treatments for leprosy and other spreading diseases caused by bacteria, and assistance clinicians to diagnose them earlier. They might also yield a protected process for developing

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