Catching Breath

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Bringing the Dead Back to Life - Diagnosing TB in ancient remains Growing Up Together- How Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Homo sapiens co-evolved Populating the Planet- How TB spread around the world, and continues to do so today Altered Evolution - How the human immune system has been shaped through natural selection by TB Leaving Scars - TB doesn't induce natural immunity, so vaccination doesn't work The Patient Pathogen - Mycobacterium tuberculosis can enter into a state of hibernation in the human lung The Drugs Don't Work - How do you kill something that is barely alive? Killing the Unkillable - New drugs for bad bugs Third-world London - How TB is creeping in through the cracks Pale and Beautiful - Changing attitudes towards TB My Cat Infected Me with TB - TB in the news The People Behind the Disease - Personal stories of TB survival and recovery A Losing Battle? - How are we going to win the war against TB?