Think yeast just belongs in the kitchen? Mitosis in baker's yeast can also tell us about mutations that cause cancer. One of the first scientists to discover some of these cancer-causing mutations ...

Toenail fungus is caused by an overgrowth of yeast organisms. In my experience, the problem is normally a sign that yeast is active elsewhere in the body, particularly the gut. Another symptom of ...

We share around two thirds of our genetic makeup with baker's yeast. That's one of the reasons that it is among the most researched organisms in nature. The genetic material of yeast contains ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

Researchers from Northwestern University have stumbled upon a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell ...

His observation confirmed that yeast are one-celled organisms and suggested that they were closely related to the fermentation process. Around the same time, Theodor Schwann, Friedrich Kützing ...

Now, FMI researchers have made significant progress in uncovering how transcription factors—proteins that control gene expression—work in fission yeast, a key model organism for studying gene ...

Researchers at the Stowers Institute discovered how selfish genes manipulate inheritance by forming toxic protein clusters. These genes, found in yeast, evolve rapidly to outpace genetic suppression ...

Microorganisms are very tiny organisms that can only be seen in detail ... Examples of microorganisms include: bacteria yeast (a type of fungus) Microorganisms can be used by humans to produce ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species—including plants, fungi, and even humans—are genes that are passed from ...