Hittinger's team sequenced the genomes and studied the metabolisms of nearly every known species of a group of yeasts ...

In this study, researchers searched for new yeast species with the potential use in industrial production of biochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food ingredients. "Our partners collected the ...

One of their favorite test subjects is the yeast species S. pombe, used for centuries in traditional brewing. As a eukaryote, ...

Nutritional yeast, which people may also call baker’s yeast, comes from a common species of yeast known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. There is another form of this yeast species, which is called ...

In the complex ecosystem of the human body, yeast exists as a quiet inhabitant, typically harmless but capable of causing significant discomfort.

Think yeast just belongs in the kitchen? Mitosis in baker's yeast can also tell us about mutations that cause cancer. One of the first scientists to discover some of these cancer-causing mutations ...

Researchers at the University of Manchester have discovered a new species of yeast that could help brewers create better lager. Working in collaboration with the National Collection of Yeast Cultures ...

The study not only indicates the presence of RNAi in some budding yeast species, giving insight into the evolution of this pathway, but also suggests that RNAi has a quite different function in ...