Faster genome evolution methods to transform yeast for industrial biotechnology

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) A research team led by Professor DAI Junbiao at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Professor Patrick Cai from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, developed a 'rapid, efficient and universal' way of transforming yeast at the molecular level using a method called SCRaMbLE (Synthetic Chromosome Rearrangement and Modification by LoxP-mediated Evolution).
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news