The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization [Audiobook] by Nicholas P. Money
English | September 28th, 2018 | ASIN: B07HGDKRSK, ISBN: 1515935841 | MP3@64 kbps | 6 hrs 16 mins | 172.53 MB
Narrator: David Colacci
The great Victorian biologist Thomas Huxley once wrote, "I know of no familiar substance forming part of our every-day knowledge and experience, the examination of which, with a little care, tends to open up such very considerable issues as does yeast." Huxley was right. Beneath the very foundations of human civilization lies yeast-also known as the sugar fungus. Yeast is responsible for fermenting our alcohol and providing us with bread - the very staples of life. Moreover, it has proven instrumental in helping cell biologists and geneticists understand how living things work, manufacturing life-saving drugs, and producing biofuels that could help save the planet from global warming.