yeast
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Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
They programmed several types of yeast, including baker's yeast, to take molecules derived from plastic and agricultural leftovers and convert them into proteins, vitamins, and flavoring compounds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Baker's yeast can now generate vanilla flavoring from plant biomass.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Another yeast strain can use ethylene glycol derived from PET to produce beta carotene, which the human body can convert into vitamin A.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
I started cooking Saturday’s meal on Tuesday morning, when I made the stock and started the wild yeast culture for the bread.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The yeasts may have been capable of using the substance as a source of food.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
"These yeasts have accompanied Oetzi on his long journey through the millennia," study co-author Frank Maixner said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
But it turns out this chemical process, in which bacteria, molds or yeasts break down sugar to create simpler compounds, could help alleviate the mounting crisis of food waste.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2024
“My kind of first feeling here is that there are unsurveyed environments in China where these yeasts dwell, and that these two patients have been unlucky enough to be exposed.”
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 19, 2024
The spores of various yeasts are floating in the air just about everywhere.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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