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WASHINGTON: The bacteria found in soil may harbor a potential game-changer for drug design, a study has found. A new study by Scripps Research suggested that scientists could build better drugs by learning from molecules derived from bacteria called thiocarboxylic acids. The findings done by Ben Shen, PhD, and his... read full story
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Photo: Microbiologist Tatiana Travis works with tubes of bacteria samples in an antimicrobial resistance and characterization lab within the Infectious Disease Laboratory at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
