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… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … enzymes can transform diverse terpene substrates into many products; giving scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of … can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness … have the energy to make complex compounds called natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four …