Once completed, yeast cells carrying a fully artificial genome—termed Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2.0, or Sc2.0—"will prove invaluable for both academic and industrial applications," says lead study author 

In previous research, Finlay and his colleagues identified four gut bacteria in Canadian children that, if present in the first 100 days of life, seem to prevent asthma

“We are taking the problem and trying to turn it into a solution,” scientist says

Some errors can cancel out or suppress the fallout of those mutations known to cause disease

“For cellulosic biofuels to become economically feasible, microbes need to be able to convert all of a plant’s sugars, including xylose, into fuel."

University of Notre Dame lab has been developing a novel class of larvicides known as Yeast Interfering Larvicides that kill nearly 100 percent of larvae in a laboratory setting

Brazzein first attracted attention as a potential sugar substitute years ago

Making lager beer possible is a biological oddity

Many commercial strains nearly genetically identical

Research conducted in collaboration with Upland Brewing Co., a craft brewery in Bloomington, Ind.