Monday, November 4, 2013

Flipping the Gene Reveals New Compounds With Antibiotic Potential

At Oregon State University, researchers have discovered that one gene in a common fungus acts as a master regulator and deleting it has opened access to a wealth of new compounds that have never before been studied - with the potential to identify new antibiotics. The finding was announced in the journal iPLOS Genetics/i, in research supported by the National Institutes of Health and the American Cancer Society. Scientists succeeded in flipping ...

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