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When Rohith Krishna first stepped foot into the lab as a research mentee straight out of freshman year, he wasn’t entirely sure what he was doing. Surrounded by complex-looking equipment and technologies, Krishna initially felt out of his depth.
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A UC Berkeley research team published a study Wednesday which engineered yeast to produce key cannabinoids — the main chemical components in the cannabis plant — from the sugar galactose.
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Notable figures and facilities across campus have engaged in and continue to engage in progressing the scientific realm of society, whether it be founding modern statistical theory, producing plutonium or inventing the first wetsuit.
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Denby and study co-author Rachel Li, a doctoral candidate in the Keasling Lab at UC Berkeley, started by creating a genetically modified brewing yeast cell that included genes from mint and basil plants. The genes were then made into enzymes that recreated the taste of hoppy beer.
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