Yeast gene rapidly evolves to attack viruses, researchers find
Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 15:52
in Biology & Nature
Humans have used Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in baking, brewing and winemaking for millennia. New research from the University of Idaho and the University of Colorado Boulder reveals another way that yeast species can help our species: by demonstrating how viruses interact with their hosts, and how hosts may evolve to fight back.