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A mass of people walk to and fro in front of a paved road that has been ripped apart by flash floods. A river, overflowing its banks, rushes along and over the road.

Why are Pakistan’s floods so extreme this year?

One-third of the country is under water, following an intense heatwave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain.

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De novo microbial biosynthesis of vindoline and catharanthine using a highly engineered yeast and in vitro chemical coupling to vinblastine is carried out, positioning yeast as a scalable platform to produce many monoterpene indole alkaloids.

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