Houseplant pest gives clue to potential new anthrax treatment

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/houseplant_pest_gives/

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found how a citric acid-based Achilles heel used by a pathogen that attacks the popular African Violet house plant could be exploited not just to save African Violets but also to provide a potentially effective treatment for Anthrax.

: 24 Feb 2009 14:02 |  Tags: Biology Chemistry Research |  Comments (0) |  Report a problem