Many #alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of the materials used in the #fermenting process. These byproducts are called "congeners," complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, #fusel oil, tannins, and #furfural

#Scientists are reporting the first identification of a chemical basis for people's preference for certain brands of #vodka, which outsells rum, gin, whiskey and #Tequila .

Scientists have improved a #strain of yeast that can produce more biofuel from #cellulosic plant material by fermenting all five types of the #plants 's #sugars

#scientists have collected the first precise data ever on the function of a transport protein for formate – an important metabolite in #bacteria . The findings could potentially lead to the development of new #antibiotic active #ingredients

#Scientists have made a surprising discovery that could help explain our risk for developing #ChronicPain diseases or #Cancers as we get older, and how our food #decomposes over time

Storing #fruits and vegetables in ozone-enriched environments reduces #spoilage. Scientists explain how ozone treatment could be a safe, effective replacement for pesticides as it #leaves no residue on foods

A sensor that detects ethanol in the #headspace of a food package has been developed by scientists. #Ethanol, in addition to #carbon dioxide, has been found to be the main volatile #spoilage metabolite in fresh-cut fruit.

#Lizard beetles farm yeast inside bamboo stems for their developing larvae to eat.contrary to other insect-#fungus relationships, the job of the yeast in this one does not involve digesting the complex #sugars in bamboo's woody #tissues for its host.

Reduce cellulosic #feedstocks' #toxicity to yeast, making it feasible to use these abundant feedstocks to produce #ethanol , biodiesel, or #bioplastics