New method for tapping vast plant pharmacopeia to make more effective drugs

New method for tapping vast plant pharmacopeia to make more effective drugs 04/20/2017 02:13 PM EDT Vanderbilt University geneticists have developed an effective method for identifying the plant genes that produce the chemical ammunition plants use to protect themselves from predation. The revolutionary new approach is based on the well-established observation that plants produce these compounds in response to specific environmental conditions. Photo by Jan De Laet, www.plantsystematics.org.  Full story at https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2017/04/14/new-method-for-tapping-vast-plant-pharmacopeia-to-make-more-effective-drugs/ Source Vanderbilt University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111