Word: prostratin
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...spent the past 13 years at the University of California, Berkeley, working out how to trick E. coli microbes into churning out synthetic and beneficial versions of plant products. He was particularly interested in molecules known as terpenoids, like artemisinin, which treats malaria; taxol, an anticancer drug; and prostratin, a potential anti-HIV compound...
Keasling's next project is to begin adapting his technology to produce taxol, prostratin and maybe even new sources of energy and ways to clean up the environment. "I guess when I go to my grave, I'd like to have helped come up with solutions for some of society's most significant problems," he says. Thank goodness he never liked those pigs...
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