Scientists are world's firsts to reproduce complete copy of 'anti-tumour antibiotic'
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 10:40
in Biology & Nature
After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex 'anti-tumour antibiotic' known to be highly effective against cancer cells as well as drug-resistant bacteria, and have reproduced it synthetically in the lab for the first time.