We started out as an antibiotics blogs, and we’ll always defer to it when a good story comes up. So don’t be surprised as we offer you a really good story, which we found in Nature Briefing, that inestimable source of the very best stories on science and all its ramifications. Scientists unearth new anitbiotic-literally
Researchers searching far and wide for new antibiotic molecules have discovered one in their own backyard. The new molecule — found in soil samples collected from a lab technician’s garden — targets a broad range of disease-causing bacteria and doesn’t appear to be toxic to human cells. From the soil samples, the team spotted a lasso-shaped molecule they named lariocidin, which is produced by Paenibacillus bacteria. Lariocidin attaches to structures called ribosomes in bacteria, which disrupts their protein production. The molecule slowed the growth of a range of common bacterial pathogens, including many multidrug-resistant strains.Nature | 4 min read
Reference: Nature paper
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