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Studies advance knowledge in plague research

Published in Biotech Law Weekly, September 2nd, 2005

Plague research advances have been reported from the United States.

Study 1: Functions of differentially expressed proteins have been identified for Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

According to recent research published in the journal Proteomics, "Yersinia pestis, the etiological agent of plague, is of concern to human health both from an infectious disease and a biodefense perspective. While Y. pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis share more than 90% DNA homology, they have significantly different clinical manifestations."

"Plague is often fatal if untreated, yet Y....

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