Snowflakes of yeast in a lab offer insights into how life on Earth transitioned from single-celled into multicellular organisms. By Veronique Greenwood In a lab in Atlanta, thousands of yeast cells ...

A virologist has taken to homebrewing a polynoravius vaccine to be ingested via yeast cells — in other words, a frothy pint of beer.

As NASA prepares to launch its historic unmanned Artemis I on Monday for a voyage around the moon, people are learning what instead of who is onboard. That includes thousands of yeast samples. Artemis ...

I have a confession to make: I bought yeast last year. Bricks of yeast. An Amazon armada of yeast packages. And didn't use any of it. Not one bit. I had the best intentions. Getting caught up in the ...

As NASA prepares for its latest launch to the moon — the first in 50 years — University of Colorado Boulder researchers have placed several stowaways on board which will help scientists learn the ...

Yeast. It’s a good thing. It makes bread rise, turns grape juice into wine, and is essential in the production of beer. And in our bodies, yeast — specifically the yeast Candida albicans — helps us ...

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To boldly go where no yeast has gone before. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's next rocket launch will have a few ...

Banner image: Two biological experiments designed by engineers at CU Boulder. The box on the left will travel to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis 1 mission. (Credit: Luis Zea) A team of researchers ...

A NASA spacecraft passing by the moon on Monday is carrying 12,000 varieties of yeast. Researchers hope the tiny "yeastronauts" can teach them about how radiation will affect humans in space. This ...

Postdoctoral researcher Diedre Reitz is working with Professor Wolf-Dietrich Heyer, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, to discover how DNA can be repaired. Damaged or 'shattered' DNA ...