Topic: You had me at hello: Frisky yeast know who to 'shmoo' after 2 minutes

[sam]

Yeast cells decide whether to have sex with each other within two minutes of meeting, according to new research published today in Nature. One of the authors of the study, from Imperial College London, says the new insights into how yeast cells decide to mate could be helpful for researchers looking at how cancer cells and stem cells develop.

http://www.physorg.com/news190812056.html

[Rik]

I never had you down as the yeasty type, Sam. 

[sam]

 

[Clive]

I'd better take a look to see what's going in inside that packet of yeast I have in the pantry.   

[Simon]

Why doesn't the packet get bigger, then? 

[Rik]

It's just waiting to be opened...

[Clive]

I can certainly see movement!   

[Rik]

I can't, my stomach is too big. 

[Simon]

 

[Rik]