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Newly discovered chemicals are so deadly to fungi, are named after Keanu Reeves
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MikeDelta
about 2 years ago
2 comments
PaulHoule
about 2 years ago
It’s a big deal. Fungi use ergosterol for what we (animals) use cholesterol for. Almost all antifungals block the synthesis of ergosterol much like the way statin drugs block the synthesis of cholesterol. We need some new drugs.
verdverm
about 2 years ago
When did Keanu > Chuck or were these newly discovered chemicals also found to be susceptible to Norris?