BioMAP screening = New Antibiotics

A really interesting article was posted recently on a scientific research news website. The article gave a summary of the work that researchers at University of California, Santa Cruz have undergone. The focus of their studies is BioMAP screening.

This novel screening procedure allows for new antibiotics to be discovered from natural sources, and in this case, especially marine natural products.

What makes this method of screening even more impressive is that it allows completely new types of antibiotics to be created. It's been a known issue in the field of medicine for bacteria and diseases to become resistant to antibiotics. Thus, by creating completely new types of antibiotics, the bacteria that is already used to conventional drugs will face much more difficulty in remaining resistant to drugs, or remaining alive for that matter.

If you guys have been updating yourselves regularly on our blog, you'll see that one of our latest posts was actually about the issue of how a bacteria gains resistance to drugs. If you've read that post, and understand the ideas behind it, you'll be able to understand how significant this method of BioMAP screening really is. Truly Amazing, and it seems to be very promising for the future creation of drugs!

'till next time,

peace, love, SammyC

(Choi)


P.S. here's the full article in case you guys want to see all the deets.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121126131337.htm