糖类代谢

By splicing in genes from other bugs, the company was able to engineer synthetic metabolic pathways—ones that do not exist in nature—that enable the bacteria to produce isoprene from the sugars found in plant materials such as sugar cane, corn cobs and switchgrass, a tall-growing variety native to North America.

Genencor的科学家们通过将大肠杆菌的基因与其它菌类基因接合，则能研发出前所未有的代谢合成途径，使细菌能从植物所含的糖类中制造出异戊二烯，这些含糖植物包括甘蔗、玉米棒和北美特有的变异品种柳枝稷等。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。