• Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 25th, 2015
Scientists Are Hard at Work Brewing Us New Beers

Scientists Are Hard at Work Brewing Us New Beers

And for that we mere mortals are, oh, so grateful

Laboratory-Made Fungus Is Part Human

Laboratory-Made Fungus Is Part Human

Scientists create yeast cells carrying human DNA

Watch: Science Video Explains the Chemistry Behind Craft Beer

Watch: Science Video Explains the Chemistry Behind Craft Beer

There are hundreds if not thousands of beers in this world, it's chemistry that need be thanked for each of them

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 17th, 2015
Science-Made Wine Promises to Do Away with Hangover Headaches

Science-Made Wine Promises to Do Away with Hangover Headaches

Genetically engineered yeast has the potential to boost the health benefits of wine, rid the world of hangovers

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 19th, 2014
Ibuprofen Might Just Be the Long Sought-After Fountain of Youth

Ibuprofen Might Just Be the Long Sought-After Fountain of Youth

Study finds the common over-the-counter drug can extend lifespan of several species, worms and flies included

Sugar and “Obese” Yeast Used to Make Biofuel

Sugar and “Obese” Yeast Used to Make Biofuel

Scientists trick yeast into producing more lipids, use the latter to make biodiesel

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 14th, 2013
Single-Celled Algae Turn into Multicellular Organisms in New Study

Single-Celled Algae Turn into Multicellular Organisms in New Study

The research provides new insights into the complexity of biology

Chickens Among the Winners of the Biofuels Lottery

Chickens Among the Winners of the Biofuels Lottery

Researchers say chickens could be the “unexpected beneficiaries” of the biofuels bonanza

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 19th, 2012
New Technology Might Help Make Bioethanol More Economic

New Technology Might Help Make Bioethanol More Economic

Novel strain of yeast is likely to boost the bioethanol industry

How Living Cells Control Their Growth Process

How Living Cells Control Their Growth Process

Experts gain more insight into how cells develop and grow

Loss of Protein Pumps Promotes Ageing

Loss of Protein Pumps Promotes Ageing

According to a new scientific study

Experts Modify 'Impervious' Bacteria with Genomic Switch

Experts Modify 'Impervious' Bacteria with Genomic Switch

Some species were previously thought to be impossible to modify

MIT Experts Explain How Evolution Is Compatible with Cooperation

MIT Experts Explain How Evolution Is Compatible with Cooperation

The two have thus far been thought to be very different

  • How to
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 21st, 2009
How to Make Beer at Home

How to Make Beer at Home

A simple guide to create the magic beverage

Could We Live 800 Years?

Could We Live 800 Years?

Yeasts can do it in their world

  • How to
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • December 10th, 2007
How to Make Pilsen Beer

How to Make Pilsen Beer

A short history of the most imitated beer

 
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