Episode Details

In this episode of TWiM, the hidden biochemical diversity in soil-dwelling Actinobacteria that could lead to a second Golden Era of antibiotic discovery, and structures of glideosome components reveals the mechanism of gliding in apicomplexan parasites.

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Links for this episode:

• Cryptic or silent? (mBio)
• The Streptomyces chromosome (Ann Rev Gen)
• Engineering Nature's Medicines (pdf)
• Apicomplexan glideosome (Comm Biol)

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