Your Gut Could Be Source of Powerful New Antibiotics

A survey of the gut microbiomes of nearly 2,000 people discovered dozens of potential new antibiotics. “We think of biology as an information source,” said César de la Fuente, PhD, a Presidential Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Microbiology, Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioengineering, who helped lead the study. “Everything is just code. And if we can come up with algorithms that can sort through that code, we can dramatically accelerate antibiotic discovery.”