Survival through a biochemical shortcut
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 05:01
in Biology & Nature
A research team headed by Teymuras Kurzchalia at the MPI-CBG in Dresden found that nematodes and yeast can survive extreme desiccation by taking advantage of a metabolic shortcut, the glyoxylate shunt. This alternate metabolic route allows the production of sugars from fatty acids.