March 19, 2010

a new class of antibiotics?

Speakers:
Prof Tony Maxwell, Head of Molecular Biochemistry Department, John Innes Centre
Prof Mervyn Bibb, Project Leader in Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre
Dr Stephen Bornemann, Biological Chemistry Department, John Innes Centre

Antibiotic resistance is a growing health problem; health experts now only have a few antibiotics left that they can rely on and even these are now at risk. However, publicly-funded research has led to a new chemical pathway that could lead to new types of antibiotics. Experts from the John Innes Centre in Norwich discussed the new research.