<p>Pyrone Systems (Batch 12) won Killer of the Week on March 4th, 2022, for engineering the first-ever yeast to use the peroxisomes to break down fatty acids to make their platform molecule: triacetic acid lactone. Learn why this is a breakthrough not only for Pyrone Systems, but for synbio as a whole. </p>

Pyrone Systems (Batch 12) won Killer of the Week on March 4th, 2022, for engineering the first-ever yeast to use the peroxisomes to break down fatty acids to make their platform molecule: triacetic acid lactone. Learn why this is a breakthrough not only for Pyrone Systems, but for synbio as a whole.

<p>Pyrone Systems (Batch 12) won Killer of the Week on March 4th, 2022, for engineering the first-ever yeast to use the peroxisomes to break down fatty acids to make their platform molecule: triacetic acid lactone. Learn why this is a breakthrough not only for Pyrone Systems, but for synbio as a whole.&nbsp;</p>

#1215 - A yeast that eats fat

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