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Cure from the crypt /

When a crypt containing 200 extraordinarily preserved bodies was discovered in 1994 in the Hungarian town of Vac, it caught the interest of a scientist fighting tuberculosis on the other side of the globe. This program presents the fascinating story of Professor Mark Spigelman, an Australian surgeon...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burchfield, Geoffrey (Narrator), Lumsdaine, Naomi (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2013.
Series:Quantum
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Spigelman, Mark.
Spigelman, Mark
Gene therapy.
Mummies > Hungary.
Tuberculosis > Genetic aspects.
Genetic Therapy
Thérapie génique.
Momies > Hongrie.
Tuberculose > Aspect génétique.
Gene therapy
Mummies
Hungary
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Summary:When a crypt containing 200 extraordinarily preserved bodies was discovered in 1994 in the Hungarian town of Vac, it caught the interest of a scientist fighting tuberculosis on the other side of the globe. This program presents the fascinating story of Professor Mark Spigelman, an Australian surgeon turned archaeologist who is using ancient DNA to contend with the biggest bacterial killer in the world today. In what many call the post-antibiotic era, Spigelman's unique genetic research has yielded encouraging results: all the tubercular mummies were missing a TB-resistant gene in their genome; those mummies without TB had the gene.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.).
Playing Time:00:26:43