Vinblastine and vincristine: life-saving drugs from a periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus, also known as Madagascar periwinkle, is a small perennial plant native to the island of Madagascar.
Read the storyCatharanthus roseus, also known as Madagascar periwinkle, is a small perennial plant native to the island of Madagascar.
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Read the storyThe smell of the soil was first investigated in 1891 but the main compound that caused it was not isolated until 1965 by Gerber and Lechevalier, who named it “geosmin”
Read the storyA research collaboration has discovered a new way of rapidly generating a swathe of medically significant natural products
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Read the storyPlants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what is hoped to be a major step towards global eradication of the disease.
Read the storyScientists from the John Innes Centre, Quadrum Institute and the University of Birmingham have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the disinfectant triclosan which is commonly found in domestic products
Read the storyScientists at the John Innes Centre have identified a unique mechanism that the soil dwelling bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens uses to effectively exploit nutrients in the root environment
Read the storyJohn Innes Centre scientists are among an international team who have discovered a new class of compounds that target bacteria in a unique way
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