Human gut might be source of powerful new antibiotics

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The crowded microbial space of the human gut is revealing potential routes to new antibiotics , scientists report. Molecules isolated from studying the gut's microbiome have yielded unexpected results that could lead to new types of the drugs, said study first author Marcelo Torres , a research associate in bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Advertisement "Interestingly, these molecules have a different composition from what has traditionally been considered antimicrobial,"

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Human gut might be source of powerful new antibiotics https://www.upi.com - 19.08.2024 22:27

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