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Macquarie University researchers, alongside an international team, have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by completing the final chromosome of the world's first synthetic yeast ...

There are many populations of yeast that humans have used for millennia, including those that make wine, sake, lagers, cheese and baker's yeast. The genetic history of these yeasts has been guided ...

Everybody knows that yeast is what makes bread rise, but eventually yeast will expire. Can you still bake bread with expired yeast? Here's a test to find out.