From Scourge to Saint: E. coli Bacteria Becomes a Factory for Sugar-Modified Proteins - to Make Cheaper, Faster Pharmaceuticals
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 09:11
in Physics & Chemistry
Escherichia coli - a bacteria considered the food safety bane of restaurateurs, grocers and consumers - is a friend. Cornell University biomolecular engineers have learned to use E. coli to produce sugar-modified proteins for making pharmaceuticals cheaper and faster. (Nature Chemical Biology, March 25, 2012.)