Tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest diseases. It's been so good at surviving through the millennia that today one third of the world's population carries it. As certain strains begin to develop resistance against the commonly-used drugs the hunt is on for a new treatment – a hunt that has taken more than thirty years without success. Angela Saini reports from India - which has a fifth of the world's TB cases – on how a new online project is hoping that by pooling the knowledge of the world’s best scientists they might come up with the answer.
Listen to the Clip: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p006wgns
More on the clip at Angela Saini's Blog : The Hunt for the new TB Drug
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