About the research
Did you know that during a walk in the woods, you walk across a hidden pharmacy?🚶🏻 🌳
Soil is chock-full of bacteria, and those soil bacteria naturally produce substances that serve as the basis for antibiotics and other drugs. 🦠 Anne-Sofie De Rop (Ghent University - FWO) tracks down these invisible pharmacists by taking soil samples, and analyzing the DNA of the bacteria to discover new medications. 🔬 Thanks to smart mathematical models, she can also find out more quickly which interesting new medicines the bacteria have in 'store' in their pharmacy 🏥
On your next walk in the woods, consider that the medicine of the future may just be under your feet!
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