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Synthetic biology reveals the secrets of life without oxygen - EurekAlert
The “AnoxyGen” project will decode novel active substances of anaerobes and elucidate their role in nature. Some of these could be useful for humans, animals and the environment. Christian Hertweck has been awarded one of the prestigious ERC Advanced Grants by the European Research Council (ERC). In the project, he wants to investigate the unique biosynthetic pathways and active compounds of anaerobic bacteria in order to better understand their role in nature and make them usable for medical, ecological and biotechnological applications. Hertweck heads the Department of Biomolecular Chemistry at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI) and is Professor of Natural Product Chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
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