Bioprospecting for new yeasts with novel characteristics
The word ‘domestication’ conjures images of dogs, cats, cows, and other pets and farmyard animals, descendants of wild ancestors from thousands of years ago. Surprisingly, the humble yeast that ferments your beer and leavens your bread is also a domesticated organism: a little critter by the name of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as Brewer’s or…