Category: Conservation

Pharma to fork: How we’ll swallow synthetic biology

Yeast-grown artemisinin is being hailed as a triumph for synthetic biology. It is touted as a backup source of the potent anti-malaria drug in case of shortfalls in traditional supplies from a plant called sweet wormwood. But the story isn’t that simple. Are the yeast in Bulgaria a one-off vanity project that will lead nowhere? The answer could soon be arriving on your dinner plate. Image: henna lion

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