As antibiotic resistance increases globally, the heat is on to find new alternatives to treat infections. Chemists can get a head start by looking at compounds produced in nature by fishes’ microbes.
By working in real time together, we can create something robust and inexpensive in a short time frame.
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With the right investment, an open source drug discovery system might compete with the traditional pharmaceutical industry to deliver the drugs we need.
We’re in a protracted war against superbugs because we’ve overused existing antibiotics: a key weapon against disease.
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