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drug discovery, cell & molecular biology

Antibiotic Bouncer
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Contrary to previous assumptions that macrolide antibiotics completely block the exit tunnel of ribosomes, new evidence shows that some peptides are allowed to pass.
Is Frog Skin a Red Herring?
Ed Yong | Jan 2, 2013 | 3 min read
Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
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