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Researchers developed a computational algorithm to identify biologically active small molecules encoded in human microbiome-derived sequencing data. They uncovered novel TII-PKS BGCs with antimicrobial activity against neighboring microbes, as well as anti-cancer effects, in samples from diverse countries.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Uncovering drug-like small molecules in the human microbiome American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Oct 3, 2019 · first to report
- Princeton researchers listen in on the chemical conversation of the human microbiome Princeton University · Dec 11, 2019