yeast

The material turns bright pink when it comes in contact with an enzyme produced by the fungus Candida albicans.

Over centuries of cultivating Saccharomyces cerevisiae to make dough, bakers have put selective pressure on the species, causing it to diverge into two distinct groups, according to the authors.

The use of yeast artificial chromosomes has enabled the rapid genetic reconstruction of the novel coronavirus.

Olivia Ballew, a graduate student at Indiana University, is currently writing her dissertation while preparing to compete in the upcoming Olympic marathon trials.

A variety of yeasts collected near Woods Hole, Massachusetts, show unconventional cell division.

Organisms with unusual genomes are helping scientists investigate gene regulation, evolution, and development.

Scientists extracted 4,500-year-old yeast from Egyptian pottery to use in breadmaking.

Governor Phil Murphy signs a bill honoring the bacterium discovered in his state’s soil, now known for its antibiotic compounds used to treat tuberculosis.

A study underscores the importance of Dna2 in maintaining the integrity of the genetic code.

A study on yeast illuminates how insertions may occur.

Genes inserted into the yeast genome produce the compounds CBD and THC in the microbes.

Two studies contest the idea that the noncoding sequences are just “junk DNA,” demonstrating that they play important roles in the regulation of cell growth.

Images from the country’s Chang’e-4 lunar lander show the first sprouting plants.

Scientist D. Allan Drummond’s study of life in sculpture aims to provoke curiosity and wonder about the world.

Researchers have outfitted brewer’s yeast with light-harvesting semiconductors to boost chemical productivity.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae showed only minor alterations in growth and gene expression when its 16 chromosomes were combined.

Under one name the species is used in food fermentation, and under the other it is a drug-resistant cause of yeast infections.

The young UT Southwestern professor studied cell fate in yeast and was about to publish the first results from his lab.

The yeast’s output of noscapine, a cough suppressant naturally made by poppies, is 18,000-fold higher than previous attempts.

With multiple applications in biomedicine, the antibodies can now be made quickly, cheaply, and without the need for an alpaca or one of its relatives.