Innovative technique may transform the hunt for new antibiotics and cancer therapies

(Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) In a study reported in ACS Chemical Biology, University of Illinois researchers developed a new technique to quickly uncover novel, medically relevant products produced by bacteria. Past techniques involved screening more than 10,000 samples to find a novel product, but principal investigator Doug Mitchell, assistant professor of chemistry and Institute for Genomic Biology member, discovered with his lab a novel product ...