Biologists are collecting samples from Earth's oceans using SMIRC, which could be the first step in uncovering compounds that lead to next-generation antibiotics.
Biologists are collecting samples from Earth's oceans using SMIRC, which could be the first step in uncovering compounds that lead to next-generation antibiotics.
While this method has been effective, it has become increasingly difficult for researchers to use it to uncover new chemical"scaffolds," which serve as the foundation upon which chemical compounds are built. Chemical scaffolds are a critical resource for drug discovery. A third test used SMIRC in a protected marine reserve at Cabrillo National Monument. Here the technique collected larger samples that contained more complex chemical mixtures. While the reason for the site to be rich in novel compounds is currently unknown, the researchers speculate it could be because this specific area is exposed to little human traffic.
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