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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

When it comes to beer, ales and lagers are the name of the game. But what makes these two types of beer different and why ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Construction and iterative redesign of synXVI a 903 kb synthetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55318-3 Cite This Page : ...