Artist impression of the yeast cell with human muscle genes (IMAGE)

Delft University of Technology

Artist impression of the yeast cell with human muscle genes

Caption

Daran-Lapujade’s lab took human DNA (in red) encoding core functions in muscle cells, and inserted it into the DNA (chromosomes in purple) of a yeast cell (in yellow). The humanized yeast can be used as a tool for medical studies, for example in drug screening and cancer research.

Credit

Ella Maru Studio / Pascale Daran-Lapujade

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