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Dirt-dwelling microbe produces potential anti-melanoma weapon

Anne LI                              1/5/18

 

A type of soil-dwelling bacterium produces molecules that induce death in melanoma cells, research at Oregon State University shows. The molecule is a secondary metabolite, also known as a natural product, of Streptomyces bottropensis, and its properties are important because there are not many therapies that effectively manage melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

 

See original article at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180104160816.htm

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