Yeast
Why the next pandemic could be a potentially deadly fungus
While the world continues to struggle to contain Covid-19, scientists are warning of another coronavirus pandemic on the horizon -- one which is likely to come from a yeast-like fungus. Dr Tom Chiller… Audio
The yeasty quest for better beer
Yeast is one of the key ingredients in beer and wine - and local yeasts could add a distinct Kiwi flavour. Audio
Our Changing World for 13 February 2020
Peter Griffin and two Wellington entrepreneurs are in search of local yeasts to impart distinctive NZ flavours to craft beers, and the wine indusry is on a similar hunt. Audio
Wine Yeast
Sarah Knight from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences has discovered that different yeasts may play a bigger role in the taste of wine than previously thought. Audio
Brewing yeast genetics
Professor Kevin Verstrepen of the University of Leuven is on a team sequencing the DNA of more than 200 different yeasts from all over the world. He's trying to understand how individual genes… Audio
Yeast museum
Kyria Boundy-Mills is the curator of one of the world's biggest collections of wild yeast at The University of California, Davis. Audio