GMAX - L is a genetically
engineered yeast strain able to convert both xylose and glucose to ethanol.
By fiddling with the cellular postal codes that direct proteins to the appropriate destination, they inserted a more efficient mannosidase and
engineered a yeast strain with glycoproteins containing far fewer mannose groups, they reported earlier this year.
The researchers also
engineered a yeast strain where a mutant condensin was produced by the cell when it went into figurative labor.
Not exact matches
Unlike commercial
yeast, which has been
engineered to only contain the
strains of
yeast that grow the fastest, sourdough is a combination of bacteria and
yeast that naturally occur in the environment.
Next, the scientists tested their hypothesis in the widely studied worm Caenorhabditis elegans, and found that a
strain genetically
engineered to produce excess amyloid in their guts survived up to 3 days longer after an exposure to Salmonella and
yeast than typical worms.
At MIT, scientists have
engineered a new
yeast strain that can survive in high levels of sugar and ethanol, producing 50 percent more ethanol than its natural cousins.
Prather's lab has previously
engineered E. coli to produce glucaric acid by adding three genes — one each from
yeast, mice, and a
strain of bacteria called Pseudomonas syringae.
Researchers hoping to mass produce a drug that combats resistant
strains of malaria have genetically
engineered a powerful new ally: a
yeast that synthesizes a precursor to the antimalarial drug artemisinin.
Denby and Li didn't just
engineer one
strain of hoppy
yeast.
The researchers used the genome - editing tool CRISPR - CAS9 to
engineer a
strain of brewer's
yeast that recreates hops» unique flavor without using any actual hops, according to an article published in Nature Communications.
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Engineering Mechanical and Electrical, May 2012 University... acetic acid tolerance
strain yeast using genetic
engineering technique.