Daily Archives: April 10, 2017
Engineering S. cerevisiae with the deletion of endogenous glucosidases for the production of flavonoid glucosides
Glycosylation of flavonoids is a promising approach to improve the pharmacokinetic properties and pharmacological activities. However, chemical glycosylation remains restricted by such disadvantages as poor regio- and stereoselectivities, and large-scale application of whole-cell glycosylation is still hampered
Why won’t my doctor scan my brain?
An estimated 16 million people each year go to their doctor because of a headache. Many are concerned that they may have cancer, a stroke or an aneurysm, and request a brain scan. However, most headaches do
The finding of a micropterous new species in a flower-living thrips group species
A new species known only from micropterae, Kakothrips borberae, belongs to genus in which species live in the flowers of Fabaceae, and which is recorded mainly from South Europe or the Mediterranean Region. This new species was
The brain doesn’t navigate quite like a GPS
Neuroscientists’ discovery of grid cells, popularly known as the brain’s GPS, was hailed as a major discovery. But new results suggest the system is more complicated than anyone had guessed. Just like a driver in a car,
