At the time, nobody believed that yeast were alive; they were seen as just organic chemical agents required for fermentation. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, chemists worked hard to ...

Optical density values were maintained around 80 and viability at 88% at 72 hours elapsed fermentation time. Culture broth pH was well maintained at 5.0. We cultured yeast in an aerobic ...

The hollow fiber bioreactor-disposable set is a highly efficient bioreactor configuration suitable for small scale biomass or protein production. The heart of the bioreactor is the hollow fiber ...

Fermentation is an anaerobic process: close anaerobicAnaerobic processes occur in the absence of oxygen glucose → ethanol + carbon dioxide Yeast provides the enzymes required for fermentation.

Nutritional yeast, the cheesy-tasting cousin of brewer’s or baker’s yeast, has gained popularity in recent years due to the growing interest in plant-based diets. Nutritional yeast is rich in ...

An amateur brewer in Utah gathered rare figs and a strain of yeast from 850 B.C. to make a sour, fruity concoction inspired by ancient Egyptian recipes. By Alexander Nazaryan The idea came to ...

Researchers in Chile used yeast strains found in the bark of trees in Patagonia to brew up hybrid yeasts that could lead to new beers. (Christian Oporto) For centuries, lager beer has been made ...

The researchers demonstrated that the CAR T-cells from both the microfluidic bioreactor and gas-permeable culture plates only showed subtle differences in cell quality. The cells were equally ...

Julia Skinner is a food historian, educator, and founder of Root, an Atlanta-based company focused on fermentation and bringing historic food to the modern world. She has published several books ...

Yeast infections can be uncomfortable, but they’re usually not serious. You may have itching or irritation in or around your vagina, as well as a thick, white discharge. In many cases, an ...