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Resin beads used in Tracy Mincer's research.

Resin beads used in Tracy Mincer's research.
Resin beads used in Tracy Mincer's research.
Resin beads used in Tracy Mincer's research.
Resin beads used in Tracy Mincer's research.
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Kleindinst, Thomas N.
Resin beads used in Tracy Mincer's research.
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02/07/2012
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Image Of the Day caption:
These resin beads are part of a process that WHOI scientists have used to search for potential chemical compounds made by microbes in the ocean, which could help combat disease. Bioprospecting for medicinal compounds is not newpenicillin, for example, was derived from soil bacteria. But exploring marine microbes is relatively recent. The researchers grow cultures of various marine microbes in flasks and insert cloth bags filled with beads. Chemical compounds made by the microbes stick to the beads, which then are processed to remove the compounds, so that scientists can analyze their potential to fight diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, vol. 49, no. 2, page 17:
Compounds produced by the microbes stick to tiny resin beads inside a tea bag pouch.
Oceanus online caption:
Resin beads are tiny but very effective at collecting compounds produced by the microbes. The compounds stick to the beads, which can then be processed to remove the compounds for analysis.
Photo by Tom Kleindinst
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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