Lab yeast make evolutionary leap to multicellularity

Avatard · 06-24-2011, 03:36 AM

Key component of evolution replicated in the lab, suggesting that the evolutionary leap to multicellularity may be a surprisingly small hurdle.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...llularity.html

Particle Man · 06-24-2011, 07:43 AM

Cool : now use that stuff for useful purposes: making beer.

(That's pretty interesting, actually)

OneSickPsycho · 06-24-2011, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

Cool : now use that stuff for useful purposes: making beer.

(That's pretty interesting, actually)

Mmmm... multicellular beer... mmm...

Adeptus_Minor · 06-24-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Mmmm... multicellular beer... mmm...

So instead of fine sediment in the bottom of the bottle, you'll have larger particles?

Avatard · 06-25-2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

So instead of fine sediment in the bottom of the bottle, you'll have larger particles?

No, this means if you get good and drunk, you may be able to someday MARRY that sediment...or perhaps at least ask it to fetch the paper...

Adeptus_Minor · 06-27-2011, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Avatard

No, this means if you get good and drunk, you may be able to someday MARRY that sediment...or perhaps at least ask it to fetch the paper...

Beer that brings itself.... awesome.

Corey · 06-24-2011, 09:02 AM

edit: no religious jokes, this is not war room

Particle Man · 06-25-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Corey

edit: no religious jokes, this is not war room

D'oh!

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