The evolutionary transition from single-celled to multicellular growth is a classic and
intriguing problem in biology. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a useful model to study …

All multicellular organisms develop through one of two basic routes: they either aggregate
from free-living cells, creating potentially chimeric multicellular collectives, or they develop …

The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary
mystery. Pierre M. Durand's ambitious book answers this question through close inspection …

The evolution of multicellular life spurred evolutionary radiations, fundamentally changing
many of Earth's ecosystems. Yet little is known about how early steps in the evolution of …

The evolutionary transition to multicellularity transformed life on earth, heralding the
evolution of large, complex organisms. Recent experiments demonstrated that laboratory …

Yeast morphology and counting are highly important in fermentation as they are often
associated with productivity and can be influenced by process conditions. At present, time …

In this paper, we present data on sugar-induced cell death (SICD) in the yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the exponential phase of growth. We suggest that the nature of …

Cooperation is a classic solution to hostile environments that limit individual survival. In
extreme cases this may lead to the evolution of new types of biological individuals (eg …

Native or wild yeasts are yeasts invading the fermentation process, often coming from the
soil, the cane itself, and the cane washing water. The main genera are Saccharomyces …

The question of chance vs. determinism in dictating evolutionary trajectories has been a
broad question of interest in the last few decades. This question has not been addressed in …