Article: Scientists at National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology describe research in life sciences.

Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Ascherxanthone B from Aschersonia luteola, a new antifungal compound active against rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe grisea.' "Fungicide resistance now exists in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, necessitating the need for new active agents. Fungi isolated from habitats in Thailand were screened with reference to this problem," scientists in Thailand report (see also Life Sciences).

"A new, reliable in vitro screening system based on a microdilution plate format was set up using a virulent strain of M. grisea THL 16. Culture broth extracts from approximately 800 fungal strains were investigated, one ...

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