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June 19, 1995 7:00 AM UTC

University researchers published the strategy towards a rational design of new drugs, by recombining the genetic units that instruct bacteria to synthesize the polyketide class of agents, which includes antibiotics, anti-cancer agents, and immunosuppressants.

As reported in Nature, the design rules were illustrated by the preparation of Streptomyces strains that produced two new polyketides. ...