Natural products discovery group asks for public's help with citizen science program
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 11:30
in Mathematics & Economics
A research group has taken an unconventional approach to finding new compounds with therapeutic relevance by launching a crowdsourcing initiative with citizen scientists from around the country. Researchers team with the public to sample soils from all across the United States for the purpose of identifying new microorganisms that produce drug-like compounds.