Friday, March 18, 2016

From a Pile of Dirt, Researchers Discover New Antibiotic

Cool, they grow bacteria in a chip stuck in the mud. I think the microdiffusion chip is just a means to isolate an organism. I'm surprised they say that less than 1% of soil bacteria can be grown in the lab.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/533966/from-a-pile-of-dirt-researchers-discover-new-antibiotic/

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