Marine Biotechnology

Microbes in fish for new antibiotic drugs?

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Microbes that live in fishes’ slimy mucus coating could lead chemists to new antibiotic drugs Drug discovery can get an assist from what nature’s already devised. Annie Spratt/Unsplash, CC BY Sandra Loesgen, Oregon State University One day in the future, you may take a pill to treat an illness – and owe your recovery to … Read more

Did you know that … Aciclovir

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Aciclovir Blue

Nucleosides isolated from a Caribbean sponge, Cryptotethya crypta, were the basis for the synthesis of Aciclovir. Yep! Aciclovir is used to treat infections caused by viruses, such as herpes simplex virus (which causes cold sores around your mouth and genital herpes) and varicella zoster (which causes chickenpox and shingles). It works by stopping the growth of the viruses that cause the … Read more