In many cases, cells are capable of feats of chemistry that leave human-designed systems in their dust. The problem is that evolution only drives cells that produce the chemicals they need, only in the quantities they need. We design systems to make the chemicals we want and generally take as much as we can produce.
Evolving Bacteria To Produce More Of All Sorts Of Useful Chemicals
John Timmer, Ars Technica
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 6:30pm
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