Evolving yeast sheds light on life’s rise

29 January 2012, 10:30 pm

By: Jeff Hargarten A lab, vials, yeast and careful documentation — some of the simple ingredients University of Minnesota researchers needed to reproduce an ancient evolutionary event in just two weeks. But the implications of witnessing singled-celled brewer’s yeast evolve into more complex, multi-celled organisms, are great. The experiment, headed by William Ratcliff and Michael Travisano ...... Read More »

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