Anne Osbourn, John Innes Centre (IMAGE)

John Innes Centre

Anne Osbourn, John Innes Centre

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Following the discovery of a new and very valuable enzyme which folds linear molecules into different shapes, scientists at the John Innes Centre are building a 'triterpene machine' which will enable them to custom-build valuable chemical compounds called triterpenes and produce them in large, cost-effective quantities.

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