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Researchers have genetically engineered a probiotic yeast to produce beta-carotene in the guts of laboratory mice. The advance demonstrates the utility of work the researchers have done to detail how a suite of genetic engineering tools can be used to modify the yeast. There are clear advantages to being able to engineer probiotics so that they produce the desired molecules right where they are needed, says Nathan Crook, corresponding author of the study and an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University. You re not just delivering drugs or nutrients; you are effectively manufacturing the drugs or nutrients on site.
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