yeast
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Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
"What we didn't expect to find was yeast," lead study author Mohamed Sarhan of the Eurac Research institute in the Italian city of Bolzano told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Genetic analysis revealed "DNA damage levels very comparable to the original microbes" in the Iceman's guts, suggesting the yeast entered his body soon after death, Sarhan said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Other yeast research has also shown that adaptation can be shaped by environmental stress and that mutations helpful in one setting may carry costs in others.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
He measured out flour and lard and milk and yeast and was putting it all in a bowl when it occurred to him it might be okay to turn on the radio, very softly.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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