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Yeast
Yeasts are oval-shaped microscopic fungi that reproduce through a process called budding. Some species of yeasts can convert sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide, which have been leveraged in the production of baked goods and alcoholic beverages for thousands of years. Some yeasts are opportunistic pathogens, causing localized infections in immunocompromised individuals.
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MAY 03, 2017
Videos
Whiskey is one of the most popular alcoholic concoctions created by distilling fermented grains. The popularity of this
...
MAY 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women may have an increased risk of a miscarriage if they’ve been exposed to some antibiotics in the early pregnan
...
MAY 01, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in eng
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a mechanism used by a unicellular organism that turns so-called junk DNA into meaningful gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are creating synthetic yeast, broadly aiming to gain a better understanding of the biology of cells. This wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed an extensive database encompassing all drugs and compounds that aim to extend lifespan. Calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may not surprise you to hear that eating fewer calories has been associated with a slower aging process in many diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
Our bodies play host to myriad microorganisms; many of those microbes live in our gastrointestinal tract and they play a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Yeast has long been used by researchers as a model organisms; it is inexpensive and easy to work with and has many genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Videos
Can you turn white wine into red? Yes, but not really... By adding potassium thiocyanate to the bottom of one glass and
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika busted out of obscurity with a vengeance last year. Very little was known about the virus when it began afflicting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2016
Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cells of organisms move through growth stages, duplicating DNA and eventually dividing, and control of that cycle wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Cancer
Holidays festivities and celebrations usually call for a glass of wine (or two). But this holiday season, a study sugges
...
NOV 18, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells cannot constantly divide; they must be able to exist in a suspended state in which they are metabolically active b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Engineers and scientists have long been trying to use cells to manufacture molecules that humans need, like biofuel or m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes encode for proteins, and proper function of the human body depends on the regulation of the gene expression by the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you’re familiar with the word prion than you probably associate it with dysfunction and disease. Prions infamou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2016
Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his influential work inves
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2016
Videos
We are surrounded by fungus. They live in different climates, indoors and outdoors on a huge variety of surfaces includi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the natural world, genes don’t always operate independently. They can function as part of a set of genes and ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2016
Microbiology
For as long as civilization has existed, the enjoyment of fermented drinks has been a part of various cultures and tradi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch