The yeast within. (brewer's yeast exhibits new behavior well-known in pathogenic yeast Candida) From: Discover | Date: March 1, 1994| Author: Radetsky, Peter | COPYRIGHT 1994 Discover. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

GENETICIST GERALD FINK HAS A THING FOR YEAST. "I've worked on yeast since 1962," he says. "My younger daughter was born in 1966, so I've known the fungus longer than I've known my daughter." The familiarity shows. He casually refers to these microscopic, single- celled members of the fungus family as "our guys" and states, without exaggeration, "I've seen millions of 'em. When people in the lab show me something unusual, I always tell them, 'Well, yeah, you might think you have som...