{"673079":{"#nid":"673079","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Researchers Create Light-Powered Yeast, Providing Insights Into Evolution, Biofuels, Cellular Aging","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou may be familiar with yeast as the organism content to turn carbs into products like bread and beer when left to ferment in the dark. In these cases, exposure to light can hinder or even spoil the process.\u0026nbsp;In a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2023.12.044\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enew study\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECurrent Biology\u003C\/em\u003E, researchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have engineered one of the world\u2019s first strains of yeast that may be happier with the lights on. Study authors include biology Ph.D. student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/autumn-peterson\u0022\u003EAutumn Peterson\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Scientist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/anthony-burnetti\u0022\u003EAnthony Burnetti\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI grant writer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/cmdi\/faculty\/\u0022\u003ECarina Baskett\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003EWilliam Ratcliff\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou may be familiar with yeast as the organism content to turn carbs into products like bread and beer when left to ferment in the dark. In these cases, exposure to light can hinder or even spoil the process.\u0026nbsp;In a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2023.12.044\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enew study\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;published in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECurrent Biology\u003C\/em\u003E, researchers in Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;have engineered one of the world\u2019s first strains of yeast that may be happier with the lights on. Study authors include biology Ph.D. student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/autumn-peterson\u0022\u003EAutumn Peterson\u003C\/a\u003E, Research Scientist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/anthony-burnetti\u0022\u003EAnthony Burnetti\u003C\/a\u003E, CMDI grant writer \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/cmdi\/faculty\/\u0022\u003ECarina Baskett\u003C\/a\u003E, and\u0026nbsp;Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/will-ratcliff\u0022\u003EWilliam Ratcliff\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2024-02-20 17:30:02","changed_gmt":"2024-02-20 17:30:01","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Ethanol Producer Magazine","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/ethanolproducer.com\/articles\/researchers-create-light-powered-yeast-providing-insights-into-evolution-biofuels-cellular-aging","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-16T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"620089","name":"Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection (CMDI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"170334","name":"yeast"},{"id":"2056","name":"biofuel"},{"id":"5718","name":"Genetics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}