L. Caetano M. Antunes, Julian E. Davies and B. Brett Finlay | Jan 1, 2011 | 10 min read
By L. Caetano M. Antunes, Julian E. Davies and B. Brett Finlay Mining Bacterial Small Molecules As much as rainforests or deep-sea vents, the human gut holds rich stores of microbial chemicals that should be mined for their pharmacological potential. animate4.com ltd. / Photo Researchers, Inc. Companies spend huge resources going to the far reaches of the Earth to search for the next blockbuster. But we need look no further than our own intestines, which are p