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A single-celled fungus that built bread, beer, and most of biology's secrets along the way.
Same speciesBread, beer, and wine all use Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Genome twinShares ~30% of genes with humans
Nobel magnetYeast studies earned multiple Nobel Prizes
It burpsBread rises from yeast exhaling carbon dioxide
Ancient allyDomesticated for fermentation over 5,000 years ago