Metabolons, near-mythical clusters of enzymes, have been discovered for the first time. Using fluorescent tags and microscopy -- molecular movie technology -- scientists have confirmed their existence, thus unlocking plants' secret medicinal toolbox.
The discovery has been hailed as a "milestone," and the journal Science called it "a watershed in metabolon research." The paper, featured in a recent issue of Science, shows how plants activate complex mechanisms in concert to respond so efficiently to challenges in their environment.
"The praise comes from the fact that scientists have been looking for metabolons for 40 years," said Bjoern Hamberger, Michigan State University synthetic biologist and co-author of the paper. "Revealing plants' production mechanisms is the key to harnessing the medicinal powers of plants."
What is a Metabolon?
Original Paper
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 25 2016, @06:08AM
Musk, Thiel, Brin, Clinton, Trumpu-san.
There are variety of Gods and we have the freedom to choose which ones to worship! We can light our bodies on fire and turn the gutter into a glittering offering tray for our esteemed masters!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 25 2016, @07:02AM
we can light certain areas on fire and turn them into brilliant ashtrays full of the filthiest of us :)
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday December 25 2016, @07:04AM
Or, like the Klingons, we can come to the realization that our "gods" are far more trouble than they're worth, and burn them alive. I bet ol' Trumplethinskin, Sultan of Tinyhandistan, would burn reeeeeeeal good. For like a week.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 25 2016, @07:55AM
Musk has said he wants to die on Mars but not on impact. Send him to suffocate to death like Cohaagen.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Monday December 26 2016, @05:39AM
That's pretty much what the essentially content-free FA says... seriously, what are they smoking? Biochemists want to know!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolon [wikipedia.org]
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.