Researchers at HMS and Children's Hospital Boston have retraced the evolution of an unusual bacterial infection as it spread among cystic fibrosis patients by sequencing scores of samples collected during the outbreak, since contained. Roy Kishony, HMS professor of systems biology, was the principal investigator of the study.
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Additional coverage:
Wall Street Journal/Health Blog
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2011/11/14/researchers-sequence-genes-of-virulent-bacteria/?mod=google_news_blog
Boston.com/White Coat Notes
http://www.boston.com/Boston/whitecoatnotes/2011/11/outbreak-rare-infection-provides-insight-into-bacterial-evolution/BYnKNZGF6JW3lBfe7r4gNK/index.html
Discover Magazine
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/11/13/scientists-track-the-evolution-of-an-epidemic-to-show-how-bacteria-adapt/
The Scientist
http://the-scientist.com/2011/11/13/infection-selection/
