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August 29, 2018

Inside the slimy underground hunt for humanity’s antibiotic saviour

Faced with an onslaught of new, drug-resistant superbugs, determined scientists are venturing into the depths of the Earth in search of rare and unusual bacteria that may form the basis of tomorrow’s antibiotics. …the true function of such metabolites in nature may be to act as a form of language between bacteria, enabling them to communicate […]

Article posted by John Verdon / Articles, CACOR Values / antibiotics, Biology, Citizen Science, Competition, Cooperation, Domesticating DNA, extremophiles, horizontal gene transfer, Microbial life Leave a Comment

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