Beer, one of the oldest beverages in the world, is not only appreciated for its taste and variety, but can also offer ...

Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in ...

After more than a decade of work, researchers have reached a major milestone in their efforts to re-engineer life in the lab, putting together the final chromosome in a synthetic yeast (Saccharomyces ...

This study details the design and optimization of synXVI, a synthetic yeast chromosome, overcoming growth challenges through ...

Scientists led by a Macquarie University team have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds’ first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new ...

The completion of chromosome synXVI allows scientists to explore new possibilities in metabolic engineering and strain ...

Using fermentation, University of Alberta researchers have come up with a way to produce higher amounts of a healthy fatty ...

A study released today digs into the genetic history of brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. There are many populations of yeast that humans have used for millennia, including those that make ...

Fission yeast and budding yeast are free-living haploid cells that are easily grown in the laboratory. They have different cell shapes and patterns of division. Left, fission yeast; right, budding ...