Newly discovered chemicals are so deadly to fungi, are named after Keanu Reeves (cnn.com) 3 points by MikeDelta 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] verdverm 3y ago ↗ When did Keanu > Chuck or were these newly discovered chemicals also found to be susceptible to Norris?
[–] PaulHoule 3y 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.
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