How Daughter Is Different From Mother ... In Yeast Cells

The mother-daughter relationship can be difficult to understand. Why are the two so different? Now a Northwestern University study shows how this happens ..."A research team has discovered a new mechanism for cell fate determination -- how one cell, the daughter, becomes...

Scientists discover key genes that 'could slow ageing process'

"Scientists have discovered 25 genes that play a crucial role in the ageing process, raising hopes of developing a pill that will keep old age at bay. Researchers have identified a series of genes in yeast and roundworms which regulate lifespan"

Genetically modified yeast can sniff out explosives

What do you get if you cross a rat, a jellyfish and brewer's yeast? Happily, the answer is not the latest genetically modified food, but a low-cost explosives detector. Danny Dhanasekaran, a...

Engineered Yeast Speeds Ethanol Production, Work Could Boost Supply Of Biofuel

"MIT scientists have engineered yeast that can improve the speed and efficiency of ethanol production, a key component to making biofuels a significant part of the U.S. energy supply. MIT professor of chemical engineering Gregory Stephanopoulos (left), postdoctoral associate...

Immigrant Games

"The checks, both workers say, were payment from Ethan Construction, where, until last month, they both say they worked at the company's old Rainier Brewery building project."