The discovery of a surprising survival mechanism used by beer-brewing yeast could lead to new approaches for fighting cancer. This is the promise of researchers led from the University of Virginia ...

Brewer's yeast is a byproduct of the beer-making process, and is the same ingredient used to make Marmite. It is cheap, widely available, and can even be reused.

Like many potentially hare-brained projects, Dylan McDonnell’s idea to brew beer from yeast that’s nearly 3,000 years old started during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, McDonnell, an avid home ...

They’ve made a porter from yeast found on a 220-year-old shipwreck, brewed with hops flown in space, sought guidance from artificial intelligence and designed beer specifically for breast cancer ...

ATLANTA — In the future, enjoying a cold beer could help protect your family’s health. Channel 2 investigative reporter Sophia Choi talked to Georgia Tech researchers who are using beer yeast ...

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. While the concept may initially sound trivial, it ...

Scientists in Chile harnessed the biodiversity of Patagonia to make novel yeast hybrids, potentially paving the way for new lager beer flavors. June 23, 2024 More than 1 year ago 5 min ...

Ancient yeast has been coaxed back to life, and the result is a pint-sized portal to the past. Israeli archeologists and brewers have made beer from millennia-old yeast strains in ancient pottery ...