Terra Oleo’s oil-producing microbes could replace destructive palm oil plantations

Admin9 months ago07 mins

When most kids rebel against their families, they might become a ski bum, join a band, or go to art school. Shen Ming Lee decided to start a company. “I grew up in the conventional palm oil industry,” Lee told TechCrunch. “My family’s business is one of the top producers in the palm oil space….

Science

#Molecular ‘tails’ are secret ingredient for gene activation in humans, yeast, and other organisms

Admin6 years ago010 mins

“#Molecular ‘tails’ are secret ingredient for gene activation in humans, yeast, and other organisms” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It might seem as though humans have little in common with the lowly yeast cell. Humans have hair, skin, muscles, and bones, among other attributes. Yeast have, well, none of those things. But besides their obvious differences,…