Termed 'silent' or 'cryptic', these gene clusters represent a treasure trove for discovery of novel small molecules, their regulatory circuits and their biosynthetic pathways.
Tropical rainforests today represent a treasure trove of biological heritage, and they also serve as sinks for more than 50 percent of all atmospheric carbon dioxide absorbed by plants annually.
The thrilling thing about Google Books, it seemed to me, was not just the opportunity to read a line here or there; it was the possibility of exploring the full text of millions of out-of-print books and periodicals that had no real commercial value but nonetheless represented a treasure trove for the public.
It almost sounds too good to be true: a huge list of Islamic State fighters, leaked from inside the organization's own internal security division, potentially representing a treasure trove of detailed information on the group to be picked apart by intelligence agencies.
The past-tense title of her memoirs aptly summons up apprehension of a career that belonged to the vanished days of the studio system - of overnight discovery, the gilded bondage of long-term contracts, the diktat of gossip columnists and fan magazines (for whom the marriage of Leigh and Curtis represented a treasure trove of material).
All of these edits represent a treasure trove of information, so we've also been working on ways to better present the edits as they occur.
Natural drug resources with their varied biological and pharmacological properties (due to the presence of phenolic acids, flavonoids, tannins, vitamins and terpenoids) represent a treasure for researchers, to combat problem concerning treatment of health disorders or dermal infections.
Such Bacteria and Archaea thrive in the harshest places on earth like hot springs, sea ice, solfataric fields and the deep sea and represent a treasure chest of industrially applicable biocatalysts encoded in their genomes.
In particular, antibiotics, which represent a treasure for humanity, must be protected and considered as a special class of drugs.
