Red-hued yeasts hold clues to producing better biofuels
A compound that has scientists seeing red may hold the key to engineering yeasts that produce better biofuels.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 5, 2018
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News tagged with yeast species
Yeast still grow—but can't always breed—when their sixteen chromosomes are fused into two
Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of the chromosome superstructures that house, protect and control access to their DNA code, a study just published in Nature finds.
Biotechnology
Aug 1, 2018
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Nectar research sheds light on ecological theory
A sticky drop of nectar clinging to the tip of a hummingbird's beak drips into the next flower the bird visits. With that subtle change, the microbes within that drop are now in a new environment, teeming with other microbes. ...
Ecology
Jun 11, 2018
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Insects could help us find new yeasts for big business
Yeasts are tiny fungi - but they play key roles in producing everything from beer and cheese to industrial chemicals and biofuels. And now scientists are proposing a new approach that could help these industries find new ...
Biotechnology
Mar 21, 2018
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New species of yeast could help beer brewers reach new heights
Researchers at the University of Manchester have discovered a new species of yeast that could help brewers create better lager.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2017
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New genome sequences target next generation of yeasts with improved biotech uses
Yeasts are physically hard to distinguish, and it is easy to think they are all the same. Metabolically, genetically and biochemically, however, yeasts are highly diverse. So far industry has only harnessed a fraction of ...
Biotechnology
Aug 15, 2016
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A new method furthers understanding of evolutionary genetics
Since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have been fascinated by how different organisms are from one another. The ultimate goal is to understand how mutations in DNA, the genetic blueprint, shape the growth and behavior of ...
Biotechnology
Feb 10, 2016
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Lager yeast ancestors were full of eastern promise
There are few drinks as iconic as a 'pint of the black stuff'. It might, therefore, surprise beer connoisseurs to learn that the DNA of the all-important brewing yeast – the building blocks of the perfect Stout – is the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 26, 2015
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Scientists discover that chromosomal rearrangements can be advantageous
In a pioneer study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature Communications, a research team at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal), led by Miguel Godinho Ferreira in collaboration with ...
Biotechnology
Aug 23, 2013
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Untangling the tree of life
These days, phylogeneticists – experts who painstakingly map the complex branches of the tree of life – suffer from an embarrassment of riches. The genomics revolution has given them mountains of DNA data that they can ...
Evolution
May 15, 2013
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