Scientists discover master switch to turn on silent biosynthetic gene clusters

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 10:21 in Health & Medicine

Bacteria have supplied some of today's most indispensable anti-cancer and anti-bacterial drugs. Yet these compounds comprise only a fraction of their possible offerings. Now, researchers have found a way to unleash their full potential as natural product dispensers.

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