Researchers say they've used genetic engineering to create a strain of yeast that can cut the time needed to make ethanol from cellulosic sources in half. It's the latest twist in efforts to fine-tune ...

Galati says she loves the “cheesy flavor” of nutritional yeast. So do many vegans, who swap in nutritional yeast for recipes that typically call for cheese. You can use it in a vegan cashew “cheese” ...

Ice cold beer: In these dog days of summer, few things are better. So, let's raise a glass and toast Saccharomyces eubayanus, newly discovered yeast that helped make cold-fermented lager a runaway ...

The world of health and wellness is rife with recommendations on “healthy” swaps for your favorite foods. "Nutritional yeast is a vegan diet staple because it’s loaded with B12, a nutrient that’s hard ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A plasmid was constructed that allows the selection in vivo of gene fusions between the Escherichia coli β -galactosidase gene and the yeast ...

A special set of misfolded proteins known as prions may offer yeast a trial run at different traits before permanent changes are made to the genetic code, a new study finds. In yeast, prions cause a ...

Rip open a little package of baker's yeast from the supermarket, peer inside, and you'll see your distant cousin. That's because we share a common ancestor with yeast, and a new study in the journal ...

Yeast breads take a fair amount of time and effort, but there are few foods that are more satisfying to make. Just the aroma of baking bread makes one wax poetic. L.G. DuPont's recipe for Portuguese ...

The 1-day over-the-counter treatment for vaginal yeast infections contains about 12-times the active ingredient of the 7-day treatment, which can cause some people a lot of pain and irritation. If you ...