Why do folks buy nice store bought yeast over and over instead of keeping a population of commercial yeast? You feed it just like a sourdough but easier - just chuck it in the fridge and pull it out and feed an hour before you use it.…
They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.
Scientists have uncovered how brewer’s yeast developed its unusually tiny centromeres, the DNA regions that guide chromosome separation during cell division.