How can studying predator-prey interactions lead to the discovery of new chemical compounds that otherwise would probably be overlooked? Pierre Stallforth talks about this to @CBCNews (starting at ~10:00)
https://cbc.ca/player/play/2175749187643
@unijena
#fungicides #fungi #fungalresistance #fungalinfections #bacteria #biochemistry

It's not as dire as in #TheLastOfUs, but fungal infections are a serious threat. Especially as antifungal drugs are rare and resistance is on the rise. Our institute's director Axel Brakhage on the research challenges:

#fungalresistance #fungainfections #antimycotics #antibiotics
#research
#scicomm

https://www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-release/too-little-money-is-invested-in-research-on-life-threatening-fungal-infections.html

What do Keanu Reeves and #NaturalProducts produced by bacteria🦠have in common?
They're both deadly to their enemies. That's why #LeibnizHKI researchers named the #toxins they discovered keanumycins. They could be used as #fungicides:
https://leibniz-hki.de/en/press-release/keanu-reeves-the-molecule.html
@unijena @dfg_public @Hertweck_Lab

Direct link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c11107

The research was also highlighted as a News & Views article in @Nature https://t.co/9ibj8XuwFb

#scicomm #antimycotics #research #fungalresistance