Drug Development
Genetic recipe book for natural products from fungi
17 Sep 2020
Emily Parker and her team at Victoria University of Wellington are identifying the genes that allow fungi to create natural medicinal compounds. Audio
Genetic recipe book for natural products from fungi
17 Sep 2020
Emily Parker and her team at Victoria University of Wellington are identifying the genes that allow fungi to create natural medicinal compounds.
AudioSwab and Send: discovering new antibiotics
15 Jul 2017
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health worldwide, and microbiologist Adam Roberts is one of the scientists getting creative on the hunt for the next penicillin. He's put a call out… Audio
Anti-cancer chemical found in NZ sea sponge - Professor John Miller
7 Jul 2015
New Zealand researchers are looking hard at whether a sea sponge, commonly found in the Marlborough Sounds, could provide an effective cancer drug. The potential benefits of a chemical produced by the… Audio
