Is it possible to brew beer on the moon? A group of engineering students from the University of California, San Diego wants to find out the feasibility of brewing the world's most widely consumed ...
The effect of tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD) on the fermentative system of yeast was studied. This fungicide strongly inhibits fermentation of glucose, fructose-1,6-diphosphate (HDP) and ...
Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production? Aa Aa Aa ...
Yeast cells do not normally eat complex sugars or carbohydrates, only simple sugars like glucose and sucrose. Researchers have now added genes to yeast that allow it to eat more complex sugars, in ...
Sourdough's popularity, boosted by celebrity, is backed by science. Its slow fermentation aids digestion, potentially ...
NASA is blasting a satellite into orbit Thursday carrying a microlaboratory full of yeast to test whether certain organisms are more resistant to drugs in outer space. According to the New York Times, ...
WHAT’S BREWING — Research on yeasts for nonalcoholic beer by Andew Maust, left, food science graduate student, and Scott Lafontaine, assistant professor of food chemistry, will help brewers develop ...