Metabolic reactions: Less is more in single-celled organisms

All single-celled organisms are not alike. Or are they? A Northwestern University study has found a surprising similarity among four quite different organisms. The simplest organism, a bacterium called H. pylori, uses the same number of biochemical reactions (around 300) as yeast, the largest, most complex organism of the group, when optimizing growth.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news147696605.html">Metabolic reactions: Less is more in single-celled organisms</a></p> <p>All single-celled organisms are not alike. Or are they? A Northwestern University study has found a surprising similarity among four quite different organisms. The simplest organism, a bacterium called <i>H. pylori</i>, uses the same number of biochemical reactions (around 300) as yeast, the largest, most complex organism of the group, when optimizing growth.</p>