Let them eat xylose: Yeast engineered to grow efficiently on novel nutrients

Let them eat xylose: Yeast engineered to grow efficiently on novel nutrients 03/29/2018 11:51 AM EDT 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. Full story at http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/let-them-eat-xylose-yeast-engineered-grow-efficiently-novel-nutrients Source Tufts University This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111