Researchers at Tufts University have created a genetically modified yeast that can more efficiently consume a novel nutrient, xylose, enabling the yeast to grow faster and to higher cell densities, raising the prospect of a significantly faster path toward the design of new synthetic organisms for industrial applications, according to a study published today in Nature Communications. (sciencedaily.com)
«Adapting native regulons can be a significantly faster path toward the design of new synthetic organisms for industrial applications.» (sciencedaily.com)
Overall, substance dependence dropped to 49 percent at six months among FAST PATH program participants, and 64 percent made two visits in the first 14 days and two additional visits in the next 30 days. (sciencedaily.com)