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Biologists have successfully introduced bacterial and poppy plant genes into yeast to manufacture morphine. The research is important because opiates are medically essential. However, current production via opium poppy leads to supply inefficiencies. A few years ago biologsts demonstrated that a bio- engineered yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) could produce benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (BIA) metabolites, including the alkaloids from which morphine is derived. S. cerevisiae is more commonly used as baker's yeast. In a further development, Stanford University's Christina Smolke and her colleagues have discovered that S. cerevisiae engineering to express additional enzymes can be coaxed to synthesize naturally occurring opiates and semisynthetic opioids from BIA precursor molecules. The results represent a significant step toward engineered yeast–based biomanufacturing of morphine. With the study, yeast strains were engineered to express specific genes from bacteria. Th...

"It all started with an enquiry from a nurse," Dr Karl Kruszelnicki told listeners to his science phone-in show on the Triple J radio station in Brisbane. "She wanted to know whether she was contaminating the operating theatre she worked in by quietly farting in the sterile environment during operations, and I realised that I didn't know. But I was determined to find out." Dr Kruszelnicki then described the method by which he had established whether human flatus (fart) just merely gives unpleasant smell or actually contains microbes. "I contacted Luke Tennent, a microbiologist in Canberra, and together we devised an experiment. He asked a colleague to break wind (fart) directly onto two Petri dishes from a distance of 5 centimetres, first fully clothed, then with his trousers down. Then he observed what happened. Overnight, the second Petri dish which was done with the trousers down, sprouted visible lumps of two types of bacteria that are usually ...

The National Deputy Chief Medical Doctor in Liberia, Abraham Borbor, has died from the Ebola virus disease despite taking the experimental drug, ZMapp. Late Dr. Borbor contracted the deadly virus while attending to Ebola patients at the John F. Kennedy Medical Centre in Monrovia. Liberia's Minister of Information Lewis Brown announced his death to reporters in Monrovia this morning and said the late doctor was improving as at yesterday August 24th but suddenly took ill and died.

UK Guardian columnist Michelle Hanson wrote this article that has sparked quite a debate on social media about God and why He saved an American doctor and let 1,200 Africans die of the Ebola virus. The writer, who said she gave up on God many years ago, wondered how God works. Find the article below... "Lucky Dr Kent Brantly, the American doctor who has recovered from Ebola, having been given a dose of the experimental antibody serum Zmapp, whizzed home to the US, and given another dose. He is now thanking God for saving his life. Through the medical team and drugs, he admits, but ultimately, it seems, God was in charge. And he chose Brantly, not the other 1,200 mainly west African people who have died horribly, which seems a bit picky." It must be lovely for Brantly to be so sure of things. I tried, aged 10, to work out whether God was around or not, but couldn't. "What was his actual shape?" I wondered. And how could he be everywhere, all at once? How ...

Its the 24th day of August 2014 and its a special day for many! Especially the souls celebrating their birthday today. DAILY GISTER introduces to you "Fatuyi Olayide Mabayomije" (a.k.a Slim) who happens to be one of those who owns the day, as God adds another year to her years. Olayide is a beautiful daughter of the Almighty God, gifted vocalist and worship leader. She is also a motivational speaker, a poet and a talented writer known for doing "mind blowing" inspirational write-ups, poems and song writing. Queen slim is so much celebrated today by all, due to her success in motivating and installing confidence into the life of many (including youngs and olds). The entire crew of DAILY GISTER hereby engage you all to join us as we say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to this wonderful and beautiful lady! We say may your birthday bring you mercy, favour, blessings, joy, love and many more to last you all the days of your life. Happy birthday to you..!!! LLNP toh s...

Earlier in August, the governor slashed fees across all its state-owned tertiary institutions, but while students of other institutions welcomed the development, those of OOU expressed dissatisfaction, engaging in series of protests. In some occasions, the police resorted to using teargas canisters to disperse them. Reports even had it that some students were shot by the police. The governor has now deemed the actions of the students as "threatening the peace of the state", and has urged parents to call them to order, as his government would not condone intolerable acts. He said the decision to close the institution was arrived at after all attempts to pacify the aggrieved students, who were "acting under the influence of external parties", proved abortive, "Security reports have since confirmed that because the students are acting under external influence, no concession made by the government will be satisfactory to them," read a statement...