2025-02-21

Genetic diversity is key to restoring nature

People and governments are recognising that the world faces a biodiversity crisis. Nature is struggling in the face of new diseases, climate change and other human pressures. However, animals, plants and fungi have a powerful tool to adapt these pressures: the variation within their genes.

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2024-08-21

Research on yeast can untap new lager beer flavours

Lager is the most widely consumed style of beer, dominating the world market. But lager flavours and aromas are strongly limited. This is because the yeast strains used for brewing lager are genetically nearly identical. In a new study, scientists from the University of Santiago (Chile) and Stockholm University created new yeast strains that could revolutionize the lager beer industry by offering new and exciting flavours and aromas.

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2024-07-03

Many populations too small to sustain genetic diversity

A new global study shows that more than half of the studied populations are too small to maintain enough genetic diversity to safeguard adaptive capacity. Genetic indicators for 919 species, representing more than 5 000 populations, have been assessed.

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