Chemists report nicotine-chomping bacteria may hold key to anti-smoking therapy
Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) explores a bacterial enzyme that might be used as a drug candidate to help people quit smoking. The research shows that this enzyme can be recreated in lab settings and possesses a number of promising characteristics for drug development.