Bacteria use 'biological alchemy'

... bacteria would have evolved the same ability to reprogramme their host. Prof Chris Mason, a specialist in stem cell research at University College London, said: "The ability of bacteria to convert one mammalian cell type to another is 'alchemy' by ...

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