Theresultisa set ofchemicalprocesses that are used regularly to makea host ofdrugs, such asTaxol, an anticanceragent, and othercomplexchemicals, like fungicides.
It could still take some time before it is perfectly clear how Bristol has been doing these past few years, when it was buffeted by patent expirations of top-selling products suchas cancer drug Taxol and anxiety medication BuSpar.
Another project aims to use bacteria to produce superpowerful chemotherapy agents to shrink tumors that have developed resistance to existing drugs suchas Bristol-Myers Squibb's Taxol.