Here’s How Yeast Is Used To Detect Pathogens
Yeast is used to make foods like beer and bread. Now, synthetic biology turns yeast into medical diagnoses. Using only baker’s yeast, filter paper and a 3-D printed holder, researchers at Columbia University designed an inexpensive, on-the-spot test to detect major fungal pathogens. Diagnosing fungal infections, which kill 2 million people each year and cost … Read more