Thursday 22 March 2018

Using light to turn yeast into biochemical factories

Researchers have used a combination of light and genetic engineering to controlling the metabolism, or basic chemical process, of a living cell. Building on techniques that already have transformed the field of neuroscience, the researchers used light to control genetically-modified yeast and increase its output of commercially valuable chemicals.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322181338.htm



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