Bacteria don't always work 'just in time': Scientists calculate optimal metabolic pathways in bacteria
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
'Just in time' - not only cars are being built according to this principle nowadays. Aircraft, mobile phones and computers are also produced following this method, in which all components are delivered exactly at the time when they are needed. This saves storage capacity and therefore cash. Hence it is supposed to be particularly efficient.