When Stomach Flu Strikes, Work With, Not Against, Body's Natural Defenses
...lp strengthen the gut by supplying it with beneficial microbiota to help battle the pathogens that have "taken over." Data(1) has shown that saccharomyces boulardii, a yeast-based supplement commonly sold under the brand name Florastor , can modify the inflammation and secretion of the gut, neutralize t...Genetic interactions are the key to understanding complex traits
...ientists need better statistical models and other tools to understand genetic interactions. The researchers turned to a simple organism, the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae , culled from North American oak trees and vineyards, where it grows naturally, to find their answer. "This was a test case," Cohen exp...New research on mutation in yeast can enhance understanding of human diseases
...line rate and spectrum of mutation in yeast?" They found that, like the previously studied mutations in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae had a very high rate of mutation from generation to generation. Its patterns of mutation, however, turned out to be unique. While C. el...Scientists identify key roadblock to gene expression
...mapped the locations of hundreds of thousands of nucleosomes. The scientists then compared these maps to the team's earlier maps of the baker's yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae, revealing that evolution has organized nucleosomes differently in simple life forms compared to more complex organisms like the fruit fly....Report raises C. diff concerns; yeast-based probiotic shown to help significantly reduce recurrence
...rate of recurrence. But studies show that adding the yeast-based probiotic saccharomyces boulardii (sold under the brand name Florastor®), can cut the rate of r...g in their toolboxes to combat C. difficile, and one of our proven tools is saccharomyces boulardii. When a relapse occurs, use of Florastor during the antibiotic co...Microscopic 'astronauts' to go back in orbit
...Dave Niesel, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Streptococcus pneumoniae; Mike McGinnis, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston saccharomyces cerevisiae; and Barry Pyle, Montana State University, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These microorganisms were chosen because they are well studied orga...American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- Sept. 5, 2007
... RELEASE Bioreactor Coupled with Electromagnetic Field Generator: Effects of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Ethanol Production by saccharomyces cerevisiae DOWNLOAD PDF http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/bipret/asap/pdf/bp070078k.pdf DOWNLOAD HTML http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sam...NHGRI Aims To Sequence Primate Genomes
... in the latest round is a project to sequence up to 50 strains of the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae. The genome of saccharomyces cerevisiae was first completed in 1996 and is a primary model for studying ...Florastor(R) Receives ConsumerLab.com Certification
... Independent Testing Organization Finds saccharomyces boulardii Product from Biocodex Inc. Mee...s a freeze-dried form of a beneficial yeast called saccharomyces boulardii (S. boulardii), was voluntarily submitte...testing, visit http://www.consumerlab.com . (1) saccharomyces boulardii: a valuable adjunct in recurrent Clostri...Scientists discover gene mutation responsible for hereditary neuroendocrine tumor
...thor of the study. "Because it is incredibly difficult to perform in-depth studies in humans, we decided to use a much simpler model system, the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae, in order to study mitochondrial functions before going back to humans and determining whether what we learned in yeast was also relevant t...Reviews of microbial gene language published in special issue of Trends in Microbiology
...humans. The characterization of genes in C. albicans has also benefited from the transfer of Gene Ontology terms from the extensively studied yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae . S. cerevisiae is another workhorse of the molecular biology laboratory and Gene Ontology terms have been instrumental in building a sys...Commercial yeasts upgraded with an enzyme for biofuel production
...ol production process. The researchers have recently filed a patent application for their process. In industrial fermentation processes, the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae is commonly used for ethanol production. Current bioethanol production technologies can use only parts of the plants, namely the storage s...Calculating gene and protein connections in a Parkinson's disease model
... it to generate testable hypotheses." To demonstrate ResponseNet's capabilities, Yeger-Lotem entered the data from screens of 5,500 yeast strains ( saccharomyces cerevisiae ). These strains are based on a yeast model that creates large amounts of the protein alpha-synuclein, thereby mimicking the toxic effects ...Scientists study full protein content of 'baker's yeast'
...any proteins that have counterparts in the human body, such as cell cycle proteins and signalling proteins, were first discovered through the study of saccharomyces cerevisiae a species of budding yeast, thought to have been originally isolated on the skins of grapes. Commonly used in baking and brewing it share...Genetic differences between yeasts greater than those between humans and chimpanzees
...al organisms from two different species of yeast the common brewer's yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae and its evolutionary cousin saccharomyces paradoxus. The paper presents several interesting conclusions, e.g. that hu...Carnegie's Doug Koshland elected Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
...based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology." Using the simple, single-celled yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae , Koshland has become a leader in studying the molecular processes that control the dynamics of chromosome structure and evolutionthe found...IRB Barcelona to coordinate two European projects on biomedicine
...behind Ribas de Pouplana's project is that "we now have enough knowledge about protein synthesis in organisms such as the bacteria E.coli or the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae, and we now want to transfer this knowledge base to organisms of medical relevance such as Plasmodium". This new strategy will provide cruc...Food can affect a cell in the same way hormones do
...to recognize the food as it uses to grasp the food for transport. Yeast vs. humans This research has been conducted on yeast cells, as yeast ( saccharomyces cerevisiae ) is a micro-organism that is used as a model organism. Yeast cells are surprisingly similar to human cells, but they are easier to cultiva...Scripps Research scientists shed light on how DNA is unwound so that its code can be read
...individual molecules preserved at extremely low temperatures are recorded and used to determine the molecule's structure. Using samples from the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae, the scientists were able to take thousands of individual pictures of the RSC chromatin remodeling complexa large and flexible protein mach...Electrophoretic Karyotypes of Wine Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Contributed by Alan T. Bakalinsky Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6602 Abstract Chromosomal profiles of wine strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were compared to those of a stan...J. Craig Venter Institute Researchers Publish Significant Advance in Genome Assembly Technology
...A segments. During this building process the team found that E. coli had difficulty reproducing the large DNA segments, so they turned to the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae. They were then able to finish creating the synthetic bacterial genome using a method called homologous recombination (a process that cell...Brewing better beer: Scientists determine the genomic origins of lager yeasts
...identified the genomic origins of the lager yeast saccharomyces pastorianus , which could help brewers to better c...ds of years, ale-type beers have been brewed with saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's or baker's yeast). In contr...ar-round low-temperature fermentations possible. saccharomyces pastorianus , the yeast used in lager brewing, is ...New yeast trick for eating favorite food: Details in Nature paper
...st discovery of post-transcriptional gene regulation in a key model for gene regulation in higher organisms: the galactose genetic system in the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular biologists have long thought that the primary mechanism for regulating genes is through proteins called transcription fa...Growing old together: Yeast, worms and people may age by similar mechanisms
...y, a group of researchers led by Drs. Matt Kaeberlein and Brian Kennedy of the University of Washington conducted a genome-wide analysis of the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae and the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans , to identify genes that may regulate aging in humans. Nematodes and humans are more simila...Venter Institute Scientists Create First Synthetic Bacterial Genome
...hemical assembly, the team found they could use homologous recombination (a process that cells use to repair damage to their chromosomes) in the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae to rapidly build the entire bacterial chromosome from large subassemblies. "This extraordinary accomplishment is a technological marvel...High Yield Protein Production from Pichia pastoris Yeast: A Protocol for Benchtop Fermentation
... fermentor at optimum specific-growth rate. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 33, 115-125 Aiba, S., S. Nagai and Y. Nishizaqa. 1976. Fed-batch culture of saccharomyces cerevisiae : a perspective of computer control to enhance the productivity in bakers yeast cultivation. Biotechnol Bioeng., 18, 1001-1011 ...New Automated Yeast Cell Counter Ends Tedium & Errors of Manual Counting
...lular Weight (g/L) against Cell concentration (cells/mL). Figure 2: NucleoCounter YC-100 raw image of yeast cells in suspension ( saccharomyces cerevisiae ) after Reagent YC-100 treatment using 100-fold dilution. Cell count is approx. 8 x 10 7 /mL. The objects have similar fluorescence intensi...S.c. EasyComp Transformation Kit from Invitrogen
Description:... The S.c. EasyComp Transformation Kit is designed for rapid preparation of transformation-competent saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. Advantages over commonly used transformation procedures such as spheroplast formation or LiCl methods include:- Cells can be made co...Frozen-EZ Yeast Transformation II Kit from Zymo Research
Description:... The transformation of saccharomyces cerevisiae, as well as other yeasts, has become a routine procedure in many molecular biology laboratories. The ability to transform whole cells at hi...Yeast Oligo Microarray Kit (V2), 2 x 11K from Agilent Technologies
Description:... representing probes representing 6,256 known ORFs from the S288C strain of saccharomyces cerevisiae, sourced from the saccharomyces Genome Database 25-May-2002 ORF list. Kit contains 5 standard 1 x 3? gl...pYD1 Yeast Display Vector from Invitrogen
Description:... The pYD1 Yeast Display Vector is specifically designed to target and display recombinant proteins on the surface of saccharomyces cerevisiae. Displayed proteins can be analyzed for their ability to interact with known or putative ligands. pYD1 uses the a-agglutinin yeast adhesion...EBY100 S. cerevisiae Strain from Invitrogen
Description:... The pYD1 Yeast Display Vector is specifically designed to target and display recombinant proteins on the surface of saccharomyces cerevisiae. Displayed proteins can be analyzed for their ability to interact with known or putative ligands. pYD1 uses the a-agglutinin yeast adhesion...